The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 8, 2197
Waning Crescent
10.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:21 AM
5:12 PM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.3%
- Age
- 26.7 days
- Distance
- 365,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Sextans
- Lunation number
- 3398
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 | 322.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 142.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 50.2° / 206.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 34m / 3.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 158.86° / -4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.53° / 7.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -148.31° / -1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 104.4° |
| 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.