The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 8, 2142
Waning Gibbous
86.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:16 PM
11:19 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 86.2%
- Age
- 19.0 days
- Distance
- 381,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2718
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter 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 | 223.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 43.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 86.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -6.7° / 303.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 47m / 20.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 58.95° / 0.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.57° / 0.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -48.32° / -1.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.