The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 7, 2057
Waxing Gibbous
73.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:50 PM
1:46 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 73.2%
- Age
- 9.0 days
- Distance
- 373,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1667
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 | 117.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 62.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 73.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -52.7° / 70.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 04m / -20.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 312.47° / -3.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.43° / 5.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 65.48° / 1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.