The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 2, 1919
First Quarter
53.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:54 PM
12:05 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.1%
- Age
- 8.5 days
- Distance
- 398,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- -40
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Oct 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 93.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.7° / 89.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 50m / -19.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 281.84° / 3.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.77° / -4.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 81.13° / -1.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.