The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 2, 2039
Full Moon
99.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:48 PM
7:36 AM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 14.3 days
- Distance
- 390,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1444
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Oct 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 184.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -42.7° / 323.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 57m / 1.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 13.61° / -4.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.56° / 6.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 0.75° / 1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 119.5° |
| 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.