The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 1, 2053
Waning Gibbous
84.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:56 PM
11:14 AM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 84.1%
- Age
- 19.3 days
- Distance
- 375,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1617
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 | 226.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 47.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 84.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -7.9° / 296.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 39m / 14.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 55.89° / -4.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.52° / 6.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -50.48° / 0.61° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 81.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.