The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 2, 2080
Waning Gibbous
86.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:54 PM
11:20 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 86.6%
- Age
- 19.0 days
- Distance
- 381,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1951
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 | 222.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 42.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 86.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -6.2° / 306.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 19m / 22.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 53.32° / 4.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.89° / -4.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -47.86° / -0.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.