The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 7, 2149
Waxing Crescent
28.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:57 PM
10:45 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 28.9%
- Age
- 5.9 days
- Distance
- 404,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2805
Events on this date
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Venus and Uranus close together
They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 64.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 114.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 28.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -9.9° / 108.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 15m / -20.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 259.53° / 2.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.27° / -2.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 111.88° / 1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.