The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 8, 2155
Waxing Gibbous
94.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:05 PM
5:03 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.6%
- Age
- 11.9 days
- Distance
- 369,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2879
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 | 153.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 26.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -55.2° / 8.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 18m / -5.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 348.26° / -0.48° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.87° / 1.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 29.83° / -0.61° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 245.0° |
| 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.