The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 2, 1961
Waning Crescent
39.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:48 AM
3:29 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 39.8%
- Age
- 22.5 days
- Distance
- 401,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 479
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 | 281.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 101.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 39.77% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.3° / 263.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 30m / 18.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 111.19° / -3.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.53° / 4.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -96.89° / 1.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 97.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.