The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 8, 2102
Waning Crescent
12.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:00 AM
5:12 PM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.3%
- Age
- 26.1 days
- Distance
- 400,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2223
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 | 319.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.6° / 212.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 20m / 7.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 154.07° / -2.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.61° / 4.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -141.47° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.