The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 1, 2062
Waning Crescent
1.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:04 AM
6:40 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.6%
- Age
- 28.3 days
- Distance
- 370,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1728
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 345.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 165.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 51.1° / 168.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 38m / 2.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 174.19° / -0.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.16° / 0.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -161.54° / -0.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 110.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.