The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 1, 2011
Waxing Crescent
24.1% 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
12:33 PM
10:12 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.1%
- Age
- 4.2 days
- Distance
- 368,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1098
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 | 58.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 121.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -5.7° / 114.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 19m / -22.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 246.75° / -0.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.21° / 1.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 127.60° / -1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.