The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 8, 2109
Full Moon
99.9% 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
7:12 PM
7:07 AM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 13.9 days
- Distance
- 401,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 2310
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Oct 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 176.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -44.9° / 334.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 48m / 2.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 11.97° / -2.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.87° / 3.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 6.68° / 0.89° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 209.0° |
| 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.