The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 1, 1986
Waning Crescent
5.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:54 AM
6:29 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.4%
- Age
- 27.4 days
- Distance
- 383,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 788
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Oct 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 333.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 59.8° / 185.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 57m / 10.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 161.47° / 3.35° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.05° / -3.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -158.49° / 0.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 118.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.