The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 7, 2146
Waxing Crescent
3.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:17 AM
8:28 PM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.9%
- Age
- 1.8 days
- Distance
- 379,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2768
Events on this date
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Mars at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Oct 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 22.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 157.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.6° / 132.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 23m / -10.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 216.70° / 3.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.94° / -4.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 153.01° / 0.68° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.