The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 1, 2070
Waning Crescent
7.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:40 AM
5:45 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.7%
- Age
- 26.9 days
- Distance
- 380,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Sextans
- Lunation number
- 1827
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Oct 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 328.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 54.1° / 198.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 29m / 5.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 156.86° / -3.37° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.26° / 4.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -142.84° / -0.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.