The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 1, 2001
Waxing Gibbous
99.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:17 PM
6:21 AM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.0%
- Age
- 14.2 days
- Distance
- 403,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 974
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 | 169.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 11.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -53.6° / 337.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 02m / -5.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 358.43° / -4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.14° / 6.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 8.30° / 1.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 219.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.