The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 7, 2138
Waxing Crescent
11.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:15 AM
8:35 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.9%
- Age
- 3.5 days
- Distance
- 389,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2669
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 40.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.0° / 129.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 22m / -23.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 234.33° / -5.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.72° / 7.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 134.35° / -1.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.