The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 7, 2151
Waning Crescent
7.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:29 AM
6:17 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.7%
- Age
- 27.0 days
- Distance
- 364,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2829
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 364,000 km.
Exact values
For Oct 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 328.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 60.4° / 195.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 03m / 11.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 162.31° / 5.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.05° / -6.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -147.14° / 1.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 120.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.