The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 2, 1934
Waning Crescent
30.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:30 AM
3:24 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.0%
- Age
- 23.7 days
- Distance
- 404,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 145
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,700 km.
Exact values
For Oct 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 293.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 113.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 29.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.5° / 265.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 20m / 20.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 122.58° / 0.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.94° / -0.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -112.22° / -1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.