The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 1, 2048
Waning Crescent
35.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:09 AM
3:46 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 35.6%
- Age
- 23.4 days
- Distance
- 400,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1555
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 | 286.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 106.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 35.55% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 40.8° / 258.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 50m / 18.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 116.12° / -2.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.84° / 4.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -110.11° / -1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 99.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.