The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 2, 2079
First Quarter
46.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:02 PM
11:44 PM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.0%
- Age
- 7.5 days
- Distance
- 404,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1939
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.
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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 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 85.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -30.5° / 103.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 22m / -28.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 274.83° / -5.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.33° / 6.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 93.73° / 0.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 267.9° |
| 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.