The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 8, 2150
Waning Gibbous
94.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:37 PM
9:39 AM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.6%
- Age
- 17.6 days
- Distance
- 371,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2817
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 | 206.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 26.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.9° / 309.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 43m / 12.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 42.12° / -3.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.68° / 5.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -29.73° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 80.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.