The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 8, 2195
Waxing Crescent
27.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:09 PM
10:12 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.1%
- Age
- 5.0 days
- Distance
- 394,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3374
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 | 62.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -11.4° / 115.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 07m / -26.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 258.01° / -3.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.43° / 4.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 122.91° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.