The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 1, 2081
Waning Crescent
1.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:02 AM
6:36 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.7%
- Age
- 28.3 days
- Distance
- 358,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1963
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.
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Mars, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 3.2° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.
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Mars, Mercury, and Moon gathered
All within 6.4° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 358,100 km.
Exact values
For Oct 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 345.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 50.5° / 169.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 37m / 1.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 174.20° / -0.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.04° / 1.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -165.34° / -0.65° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 108.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.