The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 2, 1986
Waning Crescent
1.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:02 AM
6:52 PM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.6%
- Age
- 28.4 days
- Distance
- 378,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 788
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 | 345.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 165.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.9° / 166.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 45m / 4.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 174.87° / 2.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.67° / -2.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -170.71° / 0.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 120.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.