The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 7, 2124
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:28 AM
6:52 PM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 29.4 days
- Distance
- 374,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2495
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 | 359.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.2° / 156.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 46m / -8.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 193.91° / -3.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.60° / 4.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -174.22° / -0.89° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 27.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.