The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 7, 2070
Waxing Crescent
11.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:44 AM
9:13 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.1%
- Age
- 3.4 days
- Distance
- 400,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1828
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 | 38.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 141.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.7° / 123.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 27m / -15.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 233.41° / 3.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.27° / -3.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 143.83° / -0.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.