The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 2, 2022
First Quarter
46.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:00 PM
11:54 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.2%
- Age
- 6.8 days
- Distance
- 370,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1234
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Oct 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 85.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -30.2° / 102.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 22m / -27.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 274.93° / -4.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.81° / 5.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 92.96° / 0.90° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 267.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.