The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 7, 1969
Waning Crescent
14.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:34 AM
5:29 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.0%
- Age
- 25.8 days
- Distance
- 398,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 578
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 | 316.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 57.4° / 218.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 12m / 13.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 150.33° / 1.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.26° / -1.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -139.25° / -0.63° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 112.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.