The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 7, 2102
Waning Crescent
19.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:00 AM
4:49 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 19.3%
- Age
- 25.1 days
- Distance
- 402,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2223
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 | 308.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 127.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 19.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 51.7° / 231.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 35m / 12.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 142.04° / -2.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.60° / 3.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -129.26° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.