The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 2, 2060
First Quarter
48.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
3:13 PM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.2%
- Age
- 8.0 days
- Distance
- 393,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1704
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Oct 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 87.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -32.5° / 101.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 36m / -28.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 277.97° / -4.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.19° / 6.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 85.35° / 0.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.