The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 8, 2178
Waning Crescent
10.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:21 AM
5:15 PM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.2%
- Age
- 26.7 days
- Distance
- 361,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Sextans
- Lunation number
- 3163
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 323.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 142.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 50.5° / 205.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 34m / 3.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 158.77° / -4.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.43° / 6.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -144.50° / -1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 104.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.