The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 7, 2157
Waxing Crescent
14.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:43 AM
8:53 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.9%
- Age
- 4.1 days
- Distance
- 403,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2904
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 45.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.0° / 126.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 46m / -24.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 239.83° / -4.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.40° / 6.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 130.54° / -1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.