The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 2, 2008
Waxing Crescent
11.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:00 AM
8:33 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.1%
- Age
- 3.3 days
- Distance
- 400,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1061
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 | 38.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 141.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.4° / 129.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 57m / -22.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 228.29° / -5.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.61° / 7.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 144.28° / -1.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.