The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 7, 2148
Waning Crescent
21.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:36 AM
4:54 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.8%
- Age
- 24.6 days
- Distance
- 398,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2792
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 | 304.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 124.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.76% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.9° / 237.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 28m / 15.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 139.37° / 0.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.93° / -0.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -118.23° / 1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 108.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.