The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 1, 2056
Last Quarter
53.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:37 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.2%
- Age
- 21.9 days
- Distance
- 399,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1654
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Oct 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 266.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.8° / 276.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 25m / 22.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 95.70° / -1.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.76° / 1.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -91.50° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 92.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.