The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 2, 1940
Waxing Crescent
2.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:44 AM
7:07 PM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.1%
- Age
- 1.2 days
- Distance
- 358,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 220
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 16.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.6° / 152.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 39m / -8.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 206.10° / 1.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.80° / -1.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 165.48° / -0.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.