The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 7, 2197
Waning Crescent
18.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:11 AM
4:41 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.4%
- Age
- 25.7 days
- Distance
- 371,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3398
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 | 309.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 129.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 49.3° / 227.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 41m / 8.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 144.51° / -4.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.94° / 6.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -136.09° / -1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 104.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.