The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 2, 2024
New Moon
0.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:17 AM
7:09 PM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 29.6 days
- Distance
- 406,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1258
Events on this date
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Annular solar eclipse
The Moon passes in front of the Sun but is too far away to cover it, leaving a ring of light. Not visible from Columbus.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,500 km.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 358.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 178.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.4° / 153.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 32m / -3.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 188.68° / -0.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.82° / 0.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -178.35° / -0.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -3.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.