The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 8, 2130
Waxing Crescent
32.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:18 PM
11:07 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 32.6%
- Age
- 6.2 days
- Distance
- 390,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2570
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 | 69.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 110.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 32.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -13.7° / 106.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 38m / -20.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 264.74° / 2.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.04° / -2.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 103.49° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.