The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 7, 2032
Waxing Crescent
9.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:30 AM
8:55 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.2%
- Age
- 3.1 days
- Distance
- 392,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1358
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 35.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 144.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.7° / 126.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 13m / -16.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 230.16° / 1.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.76° / -1.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 139.23° / -0.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.