The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 7, 2096
Waning Gibbous
61.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:18 PM
2:15 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 61.9%
- Age
- 21.0 days
- Distance
- 370,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2149
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Oct 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 256.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 76.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 61.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.5° / 286.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 08m / 26.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 91.82° / 3.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.94° / -3.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -71.48° / 0.92° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 89.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.