The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 8, 2167
Waning Crescent
19.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:50 AM
5:08 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 19.4%
- Age
- 25.2 days
- Distance
- 382,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3027
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 | 307.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 127.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 19.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 54.9° / 233.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 44m / 15.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 143.09° / 1.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.45° / -1.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -122.05° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 110.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.