The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 7, 1972
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:56 AM
6:52 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 0.3 days
- Distance
- 401,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 616
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Oct 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 3.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.9° / 154.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 59m / -11.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 198.16° / -4.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.78° / 7.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 179.58° / -1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 345.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.