The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 7, 2178
Waning Crescent
18.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:08 AM
4:43 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.5%
- Age
- 25.7 days
- Distance
- 364,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3163
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 | 309.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 129.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.45% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 49.7° / 227.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 39m / 9.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 143.96° / -4.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.30° / 6.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -132.29° / -1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.