The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 1, 2013
Waning Crescent
12.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:02 AM
5:16 PM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.0%
- Age
- 26.2 days
- Distance
- 395,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1122
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 | 319.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.9° / 212.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 56m / 7.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 148.51° / -4.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.84° / 6.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -143.62° / -0.80° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.