The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 2, 2043
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:55 AM
6:59 PM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.1 days
- Distance
- 394,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1493
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.
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Partial solar eclipse
The Moon covers part of the Sun. Not visible from Columbus.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Oct 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 354.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 45.2° / 157.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 14m / -1.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 184.00° / -0.40° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.09° / 1.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -169.94° / -0.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.