The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 7, 2186
Waning Crescent
30.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:32 AM
4:25 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.3%
- Age
- 24.4 days
- Distance
- 368,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 3262
Events on this date
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Mercury and Saturn close together
They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 293.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 113.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.4° / 253.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 43m / 19.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 127.97° / 1.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.88° / -1.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -113.65° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.