The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 7, 2105
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:09 AM
6:38 PM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 29.2 days
- Distance
- 395,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2260
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Oct 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 355.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 40.3° / 161.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 29m / -7.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 189.43° / -3.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.24° / 5.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -170.40° / -1.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.