The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 8, 2061
Waning Crescent
23.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:14 AM
5:03 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.2%
- Age
- 24.8 days
- Distance
- 379,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1716
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 | 302.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 122.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 54.8° / 242.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 29m / 19.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 138.55° / 4.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.18° / -4.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -117.15° / -0.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 110.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.