The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 1, 1902
New Moon
0.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:20 AM
6:11 PM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 29.5 days
- Distance
- 386,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- -251
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Oct 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 359.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 178.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.7° / 173.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 25m / -4.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 187.50° / -1.61° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.63° / 2.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -174.67° / -0.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 17.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.