The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 7, 2143
Waning Crescent
1.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:17 AM
6:20 PM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.6%
- Age
- 28.4 days
- Distance
- 358,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2730
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 358,100 km.
Exact values
For Oct 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 345.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 165.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 45.7° / 171.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 54m / -3.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 180.05° / -3.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.56° / 5.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -165.82° / -0.75° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 96.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.