The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 2, 1931
Waning Gibbous
71.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:10 PM
12:17 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 71.3%
- Age
- 20.5 days
- Distance
- 394,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 108
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 | 244.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 64.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 71.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.1° / 303.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 45m / 27.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 73.33° / 4.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.31° / -5.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -71.17° / -0.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 80.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.