The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 7, 2087
Waxing Gibbous
76.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:18 PM
2:31 AM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 76.1%
- Age
- 10.9 days
- Distance
- 383,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2038
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 | 121.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 58.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 76.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -47.0° / 58.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 08m / -10.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 316.17° / 5.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.65° / -6.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 51.44° / -0.87° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.8° |
| 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.