The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 7, 2140
Waning Crescent
10.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:21 AM
5:17 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.3%
- Age
- 26.4 days
- Distance
- 393,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Sextans
- Lunation number
- 2693
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 | 322.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 142.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 51.5° / 206.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 31m / 4.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 157.57° / -4.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.73° / 5.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -136.89° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.