The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 7, 2167
Waning Crescent
28.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:46 AM
4:29 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 28.6%
- Age
- 24.2 days
- Distance
- 379,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 3027
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 | 295.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 115.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 28.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.3° / 250.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 50m / 18.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 129.74° / 0.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.15° / -0.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -109.84° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.