The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 8, 2047
Waning Gibbous
81.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:28 PM
12:07 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 81.4%
- Age
- 18.9 days
- Distance
- 405,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1543
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Oct 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 231.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 51.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 81.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.8° / 301.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 16m / 24.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 66.49° / 2.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.29° / -3.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -53.67° / -1.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.