The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 8, 2168
First Quarter
46.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
2:38 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.0%
- Age
- 7.3 days
- Distance
- 403,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3040
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Oct 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 85.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.8° / 98.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 49m / -22.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 281.21° / -0.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.85° / 0.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 95.88° / 1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.