The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 2, 1958
Waning Gibbous
81.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:02 PM
11:43 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 81.1%
- Age
- 19.2 days
- Distance
- 403,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 442
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 231.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 51.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 81.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.0° / 295.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 57m / 17.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 60.58° / -3.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.19° / 4.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -55.83° / -0.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 81.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.