The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 2, 2059
Waning Crescent
13.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:24 AM
5:54 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.9%
- Age
- 25.7 days
- Distance
- 404,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1691
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 | 316.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 136.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 62.2° / 220.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 00m / 17.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 146.05° / 5.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.80° / -6.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -132.58° / 0.99° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 115.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.