The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 7, 2181
Waning Crescent
1.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:32 AM
6:30 PM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.0%
- Age
- 28.6 days
- Distance
- 381,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3200
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 348.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 45.2° / 167.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 09m / -3.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 183.42° / -2.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.47° / 3.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -173.43° / -0.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 99.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.