The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 7, 2107
Waning Gibbous
72.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:56 PM
12:43 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 72.0%
- Age
- 20.7 days
- Distance
- 381,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2285
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 243.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 63.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 72.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.8° / 287.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 08m / 18.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 77.72° / -4.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.64° / 6.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -69.56° / -0.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 87.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.