The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 2, 2058
Waning Gibbous
99.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:55 PM
7:55 AM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.4%
- Age
- 14.7 days
- Distance
- 369,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1679
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 188.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 8.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -39.4° / 321.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 12m / 3.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 17.78° / -3.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.48° / 5.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -3.04° / 1.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 97.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.