The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 8, 2160
Waxing Gibbous
63.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:34 PM
1:12 AM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 63.8%
- Age
- 8.7 days
- Distance
- 403,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2941
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 | 105.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 73.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 63.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -39.8° / 77.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 13m / -16.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 301.87° / 3.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.69° / -4.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 77.26° / -1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.