The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 1, 2026
Waning Gibbous
71.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:17 PM
1:21 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 71.2%
- Age
- 20.5 days
- Distance
- 369,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1283
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 369,300 km.
Exact values
For Oct 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 244.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 64.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 71.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.0° / 295.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 45m / 27.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 73.43° / 5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.27° / -5.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -65.29° / -1.00° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 80.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.