The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 8, 2131
Waning Gibbous
94.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:44 PM
9:42 AM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.2%
- Age
- 17.2 days
- Distance
- 359,500 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2582
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 207.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 27.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.5° / 308.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 46m / 11.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 42.63° / -4.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.99° / 5.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -25.93° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 81.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.