The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 1, 2019
Waxing Crescent
12.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:43 AM
9:27 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.0%
- Age
- 2.9 days
- Distance
- 368,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1197
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 | 40.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.1° / 120.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 08m / -13.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 228.41° / 4.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.47° / -4.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 146.25° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.