The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 2, 2029
Waning Crescent
32.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:28 AM
4:01 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 32.0%
- Age
- 24.2 days
- Distance
- 382,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1320
Events on this date
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Neptune at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Oct 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 291.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 111.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 32.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.7° / 254.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 10m / 17.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 120.97° / -2.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.96° / 3.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -118.53° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 101.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.