The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 7, 2027
First Quarter
51.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
3:13 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.8%
- Age
- 7.6 days
- Distance
- 402,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1296
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Oct 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 91.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -34.2° / 95.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 11m / -24.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 286.09° / -2.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.39° / 3.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 91.66° / -1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 262.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.