The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 8, 2158
Waning Gibbous
99.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:07 PM
8:21 AM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.2%
- Age
- 16.1 days
- Distance
- 362,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2916
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 | 188.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 10.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.1° / 330.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 22m / 14.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 24.30° / 5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.91° / -5.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -11.15° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 40.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.