The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 2, 1907
Waning Crescent
21.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:27 AM
4:08 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.4%
- Age
- 24.8 days
- Distance
- 401,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- -189
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 305.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 124.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.8° / 255.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 06m / 18.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 133.37° / 1.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.58° / -2.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -127.07° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.