The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 8, 2071
Waxing Gibbous
99.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:57 PM
6:52 AM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 14.9 days
- Distance
- 390,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1840
Events on this date
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Mercury and Saturn close together
They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.
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Mars and Neptune close together
They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 173.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -45.8° / 339.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 34m / 2.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 8.86° / -0.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.98° / 1.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 2.07° / 0.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 234.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.