The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 8, 2133
Waxing Gibbous
72.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:54 PM
1:45 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 72.9%
- Age
- 10.0 days
- Distance
- 404,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2607
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 | 117.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 62.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 72.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -53.6° / 71.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 07m / -21.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 312.72° / -5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.08° / 6.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 62.45° / 1.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.