The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 8, 2123
Waning Gibbous
85.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:19 PM
11:25 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 85.6%
- Age
- 18.8 days
- Distance
- 365,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2483
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 365,700 km.
Exact values
For Oct 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 224.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 44.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 85.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -5.6° / 303.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 49m / 20.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 59.59° / 0.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.74° / -0.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -44.51° / -1.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 76.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.