The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 7, 1936
Last Quarter
48.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:55 PM
1:54 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.1%
- Age
- 22.0 days
- Distance
- 382,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 170
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 | 272.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.5° / 280.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 11m / 20.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 106.55° / -1.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.84° / 2.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -84.60° / -1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 96.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.