The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 8, 2172
Waning Gibbous
63.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:59 PM
2:15 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 63.2%
- Age
- 20.5 days
- Distance
- 404,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3089
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,400 km.
Exact values
For Oct 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 254.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 74.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 63.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.2° / 289.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 03m / 28.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 90.76° / 4.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.67° / -5.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -74.51° / 0.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.