The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 1, 2031
Waning Gibbous
99.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:37 PM
8:23 AM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.0%
- Age
- 14.9 days
- Distance
- 377,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1345
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 191.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 11.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -33.2° / 324.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 08m / 10.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 19.56° / 2.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.02° / -2.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -5.67° / -1.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 56.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.