The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 8, 2156
Waning Crescent
28.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:49 AM
4:33 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 28.0%
- Age
- 23.8 days
- Distance
- 403,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2891
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 296.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 116.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 28.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 49.6° / 250.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 01m / 19.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 132.15° / 1.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.06° / -2.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -111.78° / -1.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.