The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 2, 2068
Waxing Crescent
32.1% 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
1:14 PM
11:06 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 32.1%
- Age
- 6.2 days
- Distance
- 391,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1803
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Oct 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 68.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 110.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 32.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -13.0° / 106.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 14m / -20.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 259.22° / 2.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.26° / -2.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 103.98° / -1.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.