The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 2, 2054
Waxing Crescent
2.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:44 AM
8:22 PM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.4%
- Age
- 1.3 days
- Distance
- 366,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1630
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 | 17.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.2° / 133.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 47m / -6.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 206.97° / 4.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.54° / -5.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 167.56° / 1.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.