The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 2, 1956
Waning Crescent
3.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:42 AM
6:06 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.3%
- Age
- 27.9 days
- Distance
- 367,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 417
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Oct 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 339.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 49.2° / 180.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 13m / -0.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 169.17° / -4.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.34° / 6.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -156.65° / -1.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.5° |
| 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.