The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 2, 2044
Waxing Gibbous
81.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:16 PM
2:47 AM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 81.3%
- Age
- 11.2 days
- Distance
- 398,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1506
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Oct 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 128.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 51.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 81.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -57.4° / 53.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 27m / -17.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 318.71° / -1.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.92° / 3.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 48.09° / -0.76° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.