The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 1, 2044
Waxing Gibbous
73.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:50 PM
1:43 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 73.2%
- Age
- 10.2 days
- Distance
- 401,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1506
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 | 117.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 62.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 73.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -53.0° / 71.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 39m / -21.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 306.62° / -2.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.67° / 4.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 60.27° / -0.74° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.