The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 7, 1971
Waning Gibbous
85.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:57 PM
11:36 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 85.6%
- Age
- 18.1 days
- Distance
- 365,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 603
Events on this date
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Uranus behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Oct 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 224.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 44.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 85.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.8° / 306.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 39m / 24.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 58.25° / 4.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.14° / -5.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -38.50° / -1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.