The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 7, 2195
Waxing Crescent
18.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:11 PM
9:21 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.6%
- Age
- 4.0 days
- Distance
- 389,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 3374
Events on this date
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Neptune at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Oct 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 50.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 128.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -1.9° / 122.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 11m / -25.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 245.38° / -4.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.00° / 5.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 135.12° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.