The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 2, 2064
Waning Gibbous
60.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:23 PM
2:22 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 60.2%
- Age
- 21.6 days
- Distance
- 392,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1753
Events on this date
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Mercury and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 258.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 78.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 60.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.9° / 286.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 54m / 27.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 88.64° / 3.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.47° / -4.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -85.06° / -1.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.