The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 2, 2083
Waning Gibbous
63.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:06 PM
2:04 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 63.1%
- Age
- 20.7 days
- Distance
- 404,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1988
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 | 254.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 74.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 63.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.9° / 288.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 36m / 26.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 84.63° / 3.37° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.49° / -3.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -76.67° / -1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 86.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.