The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 2, 2019
Waxing Crescent
20.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:53 AM
10:06 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 20.2%
- Age
- 3.9 days
- Distance
- 374,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1197
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 | 53.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 126.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 20.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.7° / 114.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 04m / -17.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 242.46° / 3.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.34° / -3.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 134.03° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.