The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 1, 1949
Waxing Gibbous
75.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:09 PM
12:46 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 75.1%
- Age
- 9.2 days
- Distance
- 394,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 331
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Oct 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 120.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 59.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 75.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -45.1° / 83.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 48m / -22.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 308.29° / -4.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.31° / 6.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 66.59° / 0.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.