The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 1, 2068
Waxing Crescent
23.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:21 PM
10:14 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.2%
- Age
- 5.2 days
- Distance
- 395,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1803
Events on this date
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Mars behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 57.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 122.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.7° / 113.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 20m / -20.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 246.74° / 1.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.51° / -0.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 116.19° / -1.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.