The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 2, 1926
Waning Crescent
15.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:12 AM
4:39 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.4%
- Age
- 25.5 days
- Distance
- 405,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 46
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 313.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 133.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 50.5° / 244.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 45m / 17.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 142.71° / 3.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.65° / -3.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -130.88° / 1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 111.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.