The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 7, 2170
Waning Crescent
8.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:23 AM
6:13 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.2%
- Age
- 27.0 days
- Distance
- 361,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3064
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 | 327.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 146.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 60.4° / 197.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 00m / 11.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 161.65° / 5.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.82° / -6.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -150.95° / 1.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 119.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.