The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 8, 2053
Waning Crescent
12.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:55 AM
5:22 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.4%
- Age
- 26.3 days
- Distance
- 371,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1617
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 | 318.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 54.1° / 213.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 25m / 8.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 154.72° / -1.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.98° / 1.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -135.83° / 0.80° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.