The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 7, 1997
Waxing Crescent
31.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:58 PM
11:11 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.0%
- Age
- 6.0 days
- Distance
- 388,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 925
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 | 67.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 112.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -10.4° / 105.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 26m / -17.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 261.84° / 5.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.97° / -6.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 105.71° / 0.65° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.