The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 7, 2175
Waning Crescent
42.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:08 AM
3:43 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.4%
- Age
- 22.5 days
- Distance
- 383,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3126
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Oct 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 278.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 98.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.9° / 270.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 42m / 24.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 113.21° / 2.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.07° / -3.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -91.20° / -1.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 100.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.