The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 2, 2027
Waxing Crescent
8.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:31 AM
8:20 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.5%
- Age
- 2.6 days
- Distance
- 378,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1296
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 | 33.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 146.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.53% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.5° / 132.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 35m / -20.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 222.80° / -5.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.14° / 7.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 152.70° / -1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 296.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.