The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 2, 1989
Waxing Crescent
6.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:12 AM
8:08 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.9%
- Age
- 2.8 days
- Distance
- 406,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 826
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 | 30.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.5° / 134.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 22m / -19.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 219.44° / -4.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.14° / 6.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 148.10° / -1.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 297.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.