The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 7, 2085
Waning Gibbous
77.7% 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
10:01 PM
12:28 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 77.7%
- Age
- 18.6 days
- Distance
- 383,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2013
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 | 236.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 56.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 77.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.0° / 296.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 40m / 23.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 71.63° / 1.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.56° / -1.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -49.06° / -1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 81.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.