The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 8, 2065
Waxing Gibbous
70.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:12 PM
1:43 AM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 70.6%
- Age
- 8.6 days
- Distance
- 382,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1766
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 | 114.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 65.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 70.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -46.5° / 69.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 49m / -16.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 310.13° / 1.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.56° / -1.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 71.91° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.