The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 8, 2051
Waxing Crescent
12.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:58 AM
9:19 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.4%
- Age
- 3.8 days
- Distance
- 404,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1593
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 | 41.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.5° / 121.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 39m / -16.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 236.44° / 2.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.69° / -3.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 135.43° / -0.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.