The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 8, 2098
Waxing Gibbous
97.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:25 PM
5:44 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.1%
- Age
- 13.7 days
- Distance
- 400,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2174
Events on this date
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Uranus at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Oct 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 160.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 19.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -53.2° / 355.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 50m / -2.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 356.44° / -1.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.77° / 2.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 16.87° / -0.00° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 240.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.