The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 7, 2073
First Quarter
45.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
2:22 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.7%
- Age
- 6.2 days
- Distance
- 380,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1865
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Oct 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 84.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.5° / 95.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 42m / -19.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 279.92° / 3.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.51° / -3.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 102.71° / 1.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.