The Moon on this date

Moon on Saturday, October 2, 2032

Waning Crescent

3.4% illuminated · waning

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
E
Highest
51°
Moonset
W
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
3.4%
Age
27.8 days
Distance
404,900 km
Apparent size
29.5′
Constellation
Leo
Lunation number
1357

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 Sun339.17°
Phase angle158.84°
Illuminated fraction3.37%
Altitude / azimuth50.6° / 180.4°
Right ascension / declination11h 15m / 1.08°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude169.19° / -3.47°
Libration in longitude / latitude-0.24° / 5.06°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude-159.67° / -0.58°
Position angle of the axis24.2°
Position angle of the bright limb102.5°
Apparent magnitude-5.9

Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.

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