The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 7, 2116
Waxing Crescent
2.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:03 AM
7:50 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.5%
- Age
- 1.3 days
- Distance
- 367,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2397
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 | 18.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.47% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.2° / 139.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 01m / -12.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 212.63° / -0.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.81° / 1.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 167.09° / 0.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.