The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 8, 2125
Waxing Gibbous
87.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:03 PM
3:57 AM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 87.0%
- Age
- 11.3 days
- Distance
- 405,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2508
Events on this date
-
Mercury and Neptune close together
They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,700 km.
Exact values
For Oct 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 137.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 42.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 86.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -51.6° / 34.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 14m / -6.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 333.23° / 4.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.87° / -5.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 43.84° / -0.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.