The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 2, 2067
Waning Crescent
27.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:01 AM
4:11 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.9%
- Age
- 23.9 days
- Distance
- 404,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1790
Events on this date
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Mars at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Oct 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 296.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 116.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 45.7° / 246.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 29m / 14.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 126.01° / -4.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.96° / 5.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -113.92° / -1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 101.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.