The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 2, 2041
First Quarter
44.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:54 PM
11:44 PM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 44.9%
- Age
- 7.3 days
- Distance
- 380,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1469
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Oct 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 83.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 44.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.2° / 103.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 17m / -27.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 273.81° / -4.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.13° / 6.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 89.15° / 0.74° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.