The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 7, 2066
Waning Gibbous
82.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:24 PM
11:54 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 82.7%
- Age
- 18.1 days
- Distance
- 398,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1778
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 | 229.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 49.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 82.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -1.0° / 301.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 05m / 23.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 63.87° / 2.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.06° / -2.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -45.27° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.