The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 2, 2036
Waxing Gibbous
92.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:11 PM
4:38 AM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.8%
- Age
- 12.6 days
- Distance
- 402,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1407
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 | 148.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 31.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -59.6° / 14.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 45m / -10.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 338.99° / -2.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.61° / 3.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 29.51° / 1.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 243.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.