The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 8, 2163
Waxing Gibbous
86.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:05 PM
3:45 AM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 86.1%
- Age
- 10.4 days
- Distance
- 378,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2978
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 | 136.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 43.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 86.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -52.2° / 36.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 09m / -7.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 331.54° / 3.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.00° / -4.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 48.44° / -0.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.