The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 8, 2170
Waning Crescent
2.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:40 AM
6:43 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.8%
- Age
- 28.0 days
- Distance
- 358,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3064
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 341.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 160.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 54.8° / 172.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 55m / 5.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 176.74° / 4.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.66° / -5.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -163.17° / 1.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 125.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.