The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 7, 2023
Waning Crescent
39.6% 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
12:20 AM
4:08 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 39.6%
- Age
- 22.6 days
- Distance
- 401,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1246
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 | 282.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 101.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 39.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.0° / 269.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 58m / 26.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 116.30° / 5.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.18° / -6.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -97.34° / 0.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.1° |
| 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.