The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 8, 2128
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:30 PM
7:33 AM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 14.1 days
- Distance
- 383,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 2545
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Oct 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 182.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -41.6° / 328.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 11m / 3.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 17.89° / -3.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.49° / 5.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 2.87° / 1.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 134.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.