The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 7, 2166
Waxing Gibbous
95.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:26 PM
5:15 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.7%
- Age
- 13.3 days
- Distance
- 361,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3015
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 | 156.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 23.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -56.3° / 1.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 30m / -6.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 350.65° / -2.50° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.48° / 3.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 19.59° / 1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 240.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.