The Moon on this date

Moon on Wednesday, October 7, 2093

Waning Gibbous

90.2% illuminated · waning

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
E
Highest
62°
Moonset
W
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
90.2%
Age
16.9 days
Distance
387,700 km
Apparent size
30.8′
Constellation
Aries
Lunation number
2112

Events on this date

  1. Venus at greatest elongation

    47° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.

Exact values

For Oct 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.

Elongation from the Sun216.37°
Phase angle36.51°
Illuminated fraction90.19%
Altitude / azimuth-15.4° / 303.4°
Right ascension / declination3h 21m / 13.92°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude51.54° / -4.36°
Libration in longitude / latitude5.13° / 6.21°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude-30.49° / 1.55°
Position angle of the axis345.8°
Position angle of the bright limb81.8°
Apparent magnitude-11.7

Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.

Your location

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