The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 7, 2144
Waxing Gibbous
84.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:55 PM
3:35 AM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 84.6%
- Age
- 10.3 days
- Distance
- 396,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2743
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 | 133.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 46.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 84.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -51.4° / 40.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 57m / -7.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 328.68° / 4.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.37° / -5.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 52.24° / -0.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.