The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 7, 1966
Last Quarter
48.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:25 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.8%
- Age
- 22.9 days
- Distance
- 378,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 541
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 | 271.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.3° / 277.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 09m / 26.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 105.43° / 4.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.50° / -5.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -98.14° / 0.85° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.4° |
| 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.