The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 2, 2069
Waning Gibbous
94.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:32 PM
9:41 AM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.7%
- Age
- 17.2 days
- Distance
- 359,700 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1815
Events on this date
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Saturn behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Oct 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 206.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 26.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.1° / 311.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 18m / 13.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 36.86° / -0.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.52° / 0.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -25.43° / -0.66° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.