The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 7, 2043
Waxing Crescent
18.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:09 PM
9:11 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.2%
- Age
- 4.5 days
- Distance
- 405,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1494
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,400 km.
Exact values
For Oct 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 50.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 129.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -1.7° / 123.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 06m / -25.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 244.52° / -4.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.02° / 6.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 128.97° / -0.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.