The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 7, 2099
Last Quarter
47.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:34 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.2%
- Age
- 23.0 days
- Distance
- 380,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2186
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Oct 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 273.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.1° / 276.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 22m / 27.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 108.14° / 4.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.64° / -5.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -100.37° / -0.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 97.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.