The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 7, 2160
First Quarter
54.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:01 PM
12:13 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.5%
- Age
- 7.7 days
- Distance
- 401,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2941
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 94.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.46% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -33.1° / 88.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 24m / -19.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 289.93° / 2.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.05° / -3.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 89.45° / -1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 261.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.