The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 2, 1951
Waxing Crescent
3.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:13 AM
6:47 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.3%
- Age
- 1.6 days
- Distance
- 376,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 356
Events on this date
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Jupiter at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Oct 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 20.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.3° / 153.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 43m / -14.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 209.20° / -3.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.74° / 5.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 155.21° / -0.74° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 302.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.