The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 1, 2045
Waning Gibbous
72.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:10 PM
1:13 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 72.3%
- Age
- 20.6 days
- Distance
- 382,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1518
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 | 243.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 63.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 72.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.8° / 295.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 41m / 27.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 72.41° / 4.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.45° / -5.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -69.09° / -1.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 79.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.