The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 7, 2083
Waning Crescent
17.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:16 AM
4:59 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.0%
- Age
- 25.7 days
- Distance
- 384,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1988
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 | 311.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 131.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.7° / 225.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 51m / 11.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 146.05° / -1.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.53° / 2.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -137.67° / -1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.