The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 8, 2117
Waxing Gibbous
96.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:18 PM
5:29 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.2%
- Age
- 12.6 days
- Distance
- 405,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2409
Events on this date
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Mars and Neptune close together
They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 157.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 22.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -54.4° / 0.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 36m / -4.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 352.85° / -1.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.67° / 2.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 25.26° / -0.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 242.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.