The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 1, 1938
First Quarter
52.2% 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
1:46 PM
11:54 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.2%
- Age
- 7.9 days
- Distance
- 403,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 195
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 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 92.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -19.2° / 99.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 43m / -19.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 280.24° / 4.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.11° / -4.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 89.01° / -1.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.