The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 2, 1964
Waning Crescent
10.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:54 AM
6:08 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.6%
- Age
- 26.5 days
- Distance
- 376,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 516
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 322.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 142.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 62.3° / 207.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 22m / 15.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 151.89° / 4.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.27° / -5.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -137.99° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 116.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.