The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 8, 2116
Waxing Crescent
7.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:18 AM
8:21 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.3%
- Age
- 2.3 days
- Distance
- 372,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2397
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 | 31.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 148.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.6° / 131.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 55m / -18.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 226.85° / -1.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.89° / 3.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 154.87° / 0.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.