The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 8, 2143
New Moon
0.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:32 AM
6:58 PM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 0.0 days
- Distance
- 358,700 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2731
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Oct 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 0.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 177.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.9° / 155.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 52m / -8.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 195.21° / -2.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.71° / 3.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -178.04° / -0.72° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 10.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.