The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 2, 2073
Waxing Crescent
2.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:46 AM
8:25 PM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.5%
- Age
- 1.2 days
- Distance
- 357,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1865
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 | 17.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.52% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.9° / 133.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 50m / -6.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 207.73° / 4.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.13° / -5.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 163.77° / 1.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.