The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 7, 2004
Waning Crescent
38.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:29 AM
4:12 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.4%
- Age
- 23.1 days
- Distance
- 402,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1011
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 | 283.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 103.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.0° / 268.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 06m / 25.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 118.31° / 5.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.78° / -6.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -105.73° / 0.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.