The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 8, 2189
Waning Crescent
2.6% 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
5:47 AM
6:42 PM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.6%
- Age
- 28.1 days
- Distance
- 369,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3299
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 | 342.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.55% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.9° / 171.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 00m / 4.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 178.06° / 4.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.52° / -5.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -166.97° / 0.97° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 125.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.