The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 8, 2064
Waning Crescent
4.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:19 AM
5:49 PM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.9%
- Age
- 27.6 days
- Distance
- 360,000 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1753
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 334.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 154.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 49.9° / 187.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 22m / 0.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 170.95° / -3.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.46° / 4.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -158.29° / -1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.