The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 7, 2021
Waxing Crescent
2.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:48 AM
8:02 PM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.1%
- Age
- 1.2 days
- Distance
- 364,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1222
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 | 16.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.5° / 137.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 59m / -9.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 211.00° / 2.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.11° / -2.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 161.72° / 1.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.