The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 2, 1978
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:44 AM
7:37 PM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.4 days
- Distance
- 387,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 690
Events on this date
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Partial solar eclipse
The Moon covers part of the Sun. Not visible from Columbus.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 4.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.6° / 146.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 53m / -4.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 193.73° / 1.54° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.26° / -1.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 170.59° / 0.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.