The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 7, 2078
Waxing Crescent
2.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:05 AM
7:56 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.7%
- Age
- 1.7 days
- Distance
- 404,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1927
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 18.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.5° / 137.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 06m / -12.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 213.50° / 0.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.90° / -0.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 162.51° / 0.70° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.