The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 7, 2123
Waning Gibbous
92.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:28 PM
10:15 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.8%
- Age
- 17.8 days
- Distance
- 366,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2483
Events on this date
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Venus and Neptune close together
They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 211.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 31.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -16.3° / 311.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 48m / 18.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 45.09° / 2.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.99° / -2.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -32.35° / -1.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.