The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 8, 2067
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:53 AM
6:54 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.3 days
- Distance
- 394,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1791
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 3.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.5° / 154.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 02m / -11.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 198.60° / -4.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.47° / 5.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 172.78° / -1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 344.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.