The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 8, 2196
Waning Gibbous
98.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:23 PM
8:59 AM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.1%
- Age
- 16.4 days
- Distance
- 401,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3386
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 | 195.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 15.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.4° / 324.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 51m / 16.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 31.48° / 4.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.07° / -5.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -18.73° / -1.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 54.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.