The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 2, 2013
Waning Crescent
6.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:02 AM
5:47 PM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.2%
- Age
- 27.2 days
- Distance
- 391,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Sextans
- Lunation number
- 1122
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 | 331.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.2° / 192.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 44m / 3.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 161.12° / -4.37° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.22° / 6.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -155.84° / -0.78° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.