The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 8, 2157
Waxing Crescent
22.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:42 PM
9:38 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.4%
- Age
- 5.1 days
- Distance
- 400,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2904
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 | 56.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -6.8° / 119.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 39m / -26.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 251.89° / -4.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.49° / 6.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 118.33° / -1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.