The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 2, 2066
Waxing Gibbous
98.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:27 PM
6:32 AM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.9%
- Age
- 13.1 days
- Distance
- 378,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1778
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
26° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Oct 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 169.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 11.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -45.5° / 348.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 49m / 4.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 359.07° / 4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.47° / -5.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 15.54° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.