The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 1, 2052
Waxing Gibbous
55.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:00 PM
12:28 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 55.9%
- Age
- 8.7 days
- Distance
- 399,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1605
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 | 96.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 83.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 55.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -33.0° / 85.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 06m / -17.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 285.85° / 5.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.69° / -6.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 78.90° / 0.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 263.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.