The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 2, 1999
Last Quarter
44.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:15 AM
3:13 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 44.5%
- Age
- 22.7 days
- Distance
- 372,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 949
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Oct 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 276.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 96.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 44.49% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.8° / 268.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 06m / 20.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 105.49° / -2.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.51° / 3.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -92.30° / 1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 96.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.