The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 2, 1966
Waning Gibbous
92.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:44 PM
10:12 AM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.1%
- Age
- 17.9 days
- Distance
- 399,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 541
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 | 212.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -17.5° / 307.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 38m / 14.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 41.71° / -0.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.34° / 1.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -37.25° / 1.00° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.