The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 2, 1912
Waning Gibbous
63.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:57 PM
1:11 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 63.0%
- Age
- 21.5 days
- Distance
- 375,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- -127
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Oct 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 255.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 74.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 62.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.2° / 297.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 34m / 28.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 84.16° / 5.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.48° / -5.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -79.57° / 0.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 85.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.