The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 7, 1921
Waxing Crescent
39.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:40 PM
10:51 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 39.2%
- Age
- 6.2 days
- Distance
- 396,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- -15
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
25° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Oct 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 77.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 102.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 39.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -7.2° / 108.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 05m / -18.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 271.16° / 5.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.31° / -5.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 108.22° / -0.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.