The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 2, 2045
Waning Gibbous
62.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:11 PM
2:14 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 62.2%
- Age
- 21.6 days
- Distance
- 378,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1518
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 | 255.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 75.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 62.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.2° / 288.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 41m / 27.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 85.83° / 4.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.13° / -5.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -81.27° / -1.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 86.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.