The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 1, 1994
Waning Crescent
15.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:27 AM
4:58 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.9%
- Age
- 25.9 days
- Distance
- 378,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 887
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 | 313.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 133.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 51.7° / 222.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 29m / 9.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 141.60° / -5.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.71° / 7.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -139.81° / -0.96° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.