The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 2, 2075
Waning Crescent
45.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:06 AM
3:22 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.1%
- Age
- 22.2 days
- Distance
- 404,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1889
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,200 km.
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Mercury at greatest elongation
18° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.
Exact values
For Oct 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 275.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.1° / 271.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 07m / 23.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 105.36° / 0.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.25° / -0.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -95.29° / 1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 96.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.