The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 8, 2144
Waxing Gibbous
91.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:26 PM
4:34 AM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.0%
- Age
- 11.3 days
- Distance
- 399,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2743
Events on this date
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Saturn at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
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Mercury and Uranus close together
They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 145.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 34.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -52.3° / 22.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 44m / -4.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 341.00° / 3.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.36° / -4.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 40.07° / -0.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.