The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 8, 2089
Waxing Crescent
23.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:17 PM
10:31 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.8%
- Age
- 4.6 days
- Distance
- 390,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2063
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 | 58.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 121.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.2° / 110.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 54m / -17.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 254.29° / 4.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.81° / -5.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 127.80° / 0.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.6° |
| 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.