The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 7, 2086
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:31 AM
6:46 PM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 29.6 days
- Distance
- 406,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2025
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,600 km.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Oct 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 359.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.5° / 157.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 45m / -9.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 194.00° / -3.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.84° / 5.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -178.81° / -1.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 28.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.