The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 8, 2177
Waning Gibbous
99.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:10 PM
8:31 AM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.0%
- Age
- 16.4 days
- Distance
- 382,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3151
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 | 190.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 11.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.9° / 328.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 30m / 14.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 26.20° / 4.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.17° / -5.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -14.94° / -1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 44.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.