The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 7, 2031
Waning Gibbous
57.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:03 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 57.6%
- Age
- 20.9 days
- Distance
- 402,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 1345
Events on this date
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Neptune at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Oct 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 261.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 81.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 57.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.3° / 277.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 24m / 19.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 95.63° / -3.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.82° / 5.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -78.70° / -0.90° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 92.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.