The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 2, 1945
Waning Crescent
11.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:45 AM
5:00 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.5%
- Age
- 26.1 days
- Distance
- 395,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 281
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Oct 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 320.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 140.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.53% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.8° / 235.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 13m / 15.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 149.71° / 4.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.54° / -4.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -134.69° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 115.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.