The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 2, 2002
Waning Crescent
20.1% 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
2:28 AM
5:28 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 20.1%
- Age
- 25.5 days
- Distance
- 370,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 986
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 306.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 126.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 20.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 58.6° / 239.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 21m / 20.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 136.25° / 4.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.83° / -5.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -133.38° / 1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 110.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.