The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 7, 2108
Waxing Crescent
10.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:32 AM
9:13 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.1%
- Age
- 2.6 days
- Distance
- 364,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2298
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 | 36.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 142.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.7° / 123.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 20m / -14.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 231.34° / 4.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.05° / -4.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 148.42° / 0.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.