The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 7, 2200
Waning Crescent
2.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:05 AM
6:18 PM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.2%
- Age
- 28.2 days
- Distance
- 402,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3435
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 343.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.3° / 174.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 48m / -1.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 177.58° / -2.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.42° / 3.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -165.04° / -0.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 104.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.