The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 8, 2153
Waning Gibbous
70.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:20 PM
1:28 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 70.6%
- Age
- 20.3 days
- Distance
- 401,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2854
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 | 245.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 65.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 70.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.3° / 293.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 21m / 27.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 81.43° / 4.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.87° / -4.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -70.71° / 0.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 84.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.