The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 8, 2121
Waning Crescent
7.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:47 AM
5:28 PM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.9%
- Age
- 26.7 days
- Distance
- 406,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Sextans
- Lunation number
- 2458
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 | 327.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 51.1° / 198.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 51m / 3.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 162.99° / -3.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.23° / 5.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -145.28° / -1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.