The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 7, 2053
Waning Crescent
20.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:47 AM
4:43 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 20.9%
- Age
- 25.3 days
- Distance
- 370,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1617
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 | 305.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 125.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 20.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 50.3° / 234.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 29m / 12.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 140.60° / -2.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.88° / 3.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -123.62° / 0.78° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.