The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 7, 2156
Waning Crescent
37.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:45 AM
4:04 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 37.0%
- Age
- 22.8 days
- Distance
- 400,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2891
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 | 285.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 105.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 36.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.6° / 264.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 12m / 22.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 120.20° / 2.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.17° / -3.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -99.58° / -1.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.