The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 8, 2049
Waxing Gibbous
91.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:25 PM
4:42 AM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.9%
- Age
- 11.6 days
- Distance
- 366,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1568
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 | 147.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 33.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -50.8° / 19.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 50m / -2.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 343.00° / 5.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.91° / -5.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 34.72° / -1.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.