The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 1, 2071
First Quarter
54.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:55 PM
12:22 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.8%
- Age
- 7.9 days
- Distance
- 403,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1840
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Oct 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 95.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -32.2° / 86.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 58m / -17.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 283.92° / 5.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.38° / -6.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 87.28° / 0.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.