The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 7, 1923
Waning Crescent
9.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:20 AM
4:44 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.1%
- Age
- 26.8 days
- Distance
- 368,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 9
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Oct 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 325.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 144.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 49.3° / 224.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 40m / 8.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 158.42° / -0.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.96° / 0.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -150.81° / 0.83° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 110.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.