The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 2, 2046
Waxing Crescent
9.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:47 AM
8:31 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.9%
- Age
- 2.6 days
- Distance
- 363,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1531
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 | 36.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 143.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.2° / 130.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 48m / -21.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 225.96° / -4.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.19° / 6.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 148.90° / -1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 294.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.