The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 7, 2061
Waning Crescent
33.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:01 AM
4:31 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 33.1%
- Age
- 23.8 days
- Distance
- 376,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1716
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 289.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 109.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 33.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.1° / 260.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 34m / 23.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 124.90° / 4.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.53° / -5.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -104.95° / -0.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.