The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 7, 1947
Last Quarter
47.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:41 PM
2:29 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.0%
- Age
- 22.9 days
- Distance
- 370,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 306
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 | 273.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.3° / 284.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 17m / 26.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 107.15° / 4.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.17° / -4.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -94.84° / 1.00° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 97.4° |
| 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.