The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 2, 1942
Last Quarter
48.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:07 AM
2:48 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.0%
- Age
- 22.0 days
- Distance
- 404,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 244
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Oct 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 272.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.6° / 269.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 48m / 18.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 101.34° / -4.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.22° / 5.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -93.08° / 0.94° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 94.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.