The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 7, 2047
Waning Gibbous
88.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:45 PM
11:11 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 88.1%
- Age
- 17.9 days
- Distance
- 405,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1543
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,900 km.
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Jupiter, Moon, and Neptune gathered
All within 5.7° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 220.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 40.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 88.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -7.7° / 307.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 26m / 22.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 54.68° / 3.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.90° / -4.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -41.50° / -1.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.