The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 7, 2051
Waxing Crescent
6.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:03 AM
8:40 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.9%
- Age
- 2.8 days
- Distance
- 406,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1593
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Oct 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 30.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.0° / 128.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 51m / -14.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 224.62° / 1.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.35° / -2.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 147.64° / -0.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.