The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 7, 2142
Waning Gibbous
92.7% 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
8:30 PM
10:16 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.7%
- Age
- 18.0 days
- Distance
- 384,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2718
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 | 211.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 31.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -16.3° / 311.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 51m / 17.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 45.71° / 1.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.55° / -1.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -36.15° / -1.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.