The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 2, 2047
Waxing Gibbous
98.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:18 PM
6:11 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.2%
- Age
- 12.9 days
- Distance
- 398,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1543
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 | 165.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 15.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -47.9° / 352.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 32m / 2.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 354.50° / 4.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.14° / -5.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 19.32° / -1.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 261.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.