The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 8, 2154
Waxing Crescent
2.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:05 AM
7:42 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.4%
- Age
- 1.3 days
- Distance
- 367,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2867
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 | 17.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.4° / 140.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 01m / -14.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 213.12° / -1.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.13° / 3.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 159.48° / -0.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 297.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.