The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 7, 2104
Waning Gibbous
84.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:22 PM
11:35 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 84.6%
- Age
- 18.3 days
- Distance
- 364,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2248
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 | 226.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 46.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 84.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -4.1° / 302.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 53m / 21.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 60.74° / 1.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.61° / -1.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -40.71° / -1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 76.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.