The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 8, 2146
Waxing Crescent
9.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:22 AM
9:08 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.2%
- Age
- 2.8 days
- Distance
- 376,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2768
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 35.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 144.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.4° / 123.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 17m / -13.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 230.36° / 4.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.37° / -5.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 140.79° / 0.71° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.