The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 8, 2148
Waning Crescent
14.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:35 AM
5:28 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.3%
- Age
- 25.6 days
- Distance
- 401,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2792
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 | 315.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 56.8° / 219.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 17m / 12.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 151.47° / 1.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.97° / -2.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -130.44° / 1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 112.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.