The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 7, 1945
Waxing Crescent
2.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:42 AM
7:09 PM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.2%
- Age
- 1.5 days
- Distance
- 406,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 282
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 | 16.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.9° / 151.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 59m / -7.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 210.30° / 4.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.02° / -5.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 164.22° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 277.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.