The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 7, 2187
Waxing Crescent
33.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:33 PM
11:05 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 33.8%
- Age
- 5.4 days
- Distance
- 386,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3275
Events on this date
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Saturn 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 | 70.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 108.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 33.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -15.9° / 106.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 40m / -22.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 265.37° / 0.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.31° / -0.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 116.47° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.