The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 1, 2066
Waxing Gibbous
95.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:59 PM
5:23 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.7%
- Age
- 12.1 days
- Distance
- 375,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1778
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Oct 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 156.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 23.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -51.7° / 5.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 58m / -1.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 345.26° / 4.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.98° / -5.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 27.70° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.