The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 1, 2043
Waning Crescent
2.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:51 AM
6:39 PM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.2%
- Age
- 28.1 days
- Distance
- 391,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1493
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Oct 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 343.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.3° / 171.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 30m / 4.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 171.40° / 0.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.56° / -0.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -157.72° / -0.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 114.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.