The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 7, 2172
Waning Gibbous
72.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:10 PM
1:19 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 72.1%
- Age
- 19.5 days
- Distance
- 403,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3089
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 | 243.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 63.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 72.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.8° / 295.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 10m / 27.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 78.87° / 4.36° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.56° / -5.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -62.32° / 0.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 82.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.