The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 7, 1917
Last Quarter
52.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:25 PM
1:41 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.3%
- Age
- 21.3 days
- Distance
- 395,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- -65
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Oct 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 267.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.7° / 284.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 49m / 22.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 101.38° / -0.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.90° / 1.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -80.79° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 94.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.