The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 7, 1961
Waning Crescent
4.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:21 AM
6:22 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.3%
- Age
- 27.5 days
- Distance
- 402,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 479
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 336.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 55.2° / 181.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 28m / 5.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 170.42° / 2.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.56° / -2.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -157.93° / 1.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 116.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.