The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 7, 2026
Waning Crescent
10.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:14 AM
5:34 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.1%
- Age
- 26.5 days
- Distance
- 377,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1283
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 | 323.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 142.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 55.1° / 205.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 36m / 8.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 157.47° / -0.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.49° / 1.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -138.47° / -1.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 110.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.