The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 2, 2025
Waxing Gibbous
75.9% 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
5:02 PM
2:00 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 75.9%
- Age
- 10.8 days
- Distance
- 383,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1271
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 | 121.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 58.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 75.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -55.2° / 66.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 57m / -20.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 310.89° / -3.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.42° / 4.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 51.90° / -0.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.