The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 8, 2052
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:23 PM
7:40 AM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 15.7 days
- Distance
- 365,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1605
Events on this date
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Partial lunar eclipse
Part of the Moon passes through Earth's dark inner shadow. It starts at 6:11 AM, is deepest at 6:44 AM and ends at 7:16 AM. Visible from Columbus from start to finish.
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
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Jupiter behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Oct 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 182.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 3.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -39.6° / 330.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 12m / 6.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 18.95° / -1.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.01° / 2.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -6.28° / 0.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.