The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 7, 1981
Waxing Gibbous
63.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:53 PM
12:55 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 63.2%
- Age
- 9.5 days
- Distance
- 392,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 727
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 | 105.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 74.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 63.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -42.4° / 81.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 07m / -20.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 299.47° / -0.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.79° / 0.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 68.44° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.