The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 8, 2111
Waxing Crescent
31.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:11 PM
11:08 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.8%
- Age
- 5.6 days
- Distance
- 375,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2335
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 | 68.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 111.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -12.5° / 106.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 32m / -19.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 263.34° / 3.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.20° / -3.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 107.29° / 1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.