The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 2, 2086
Waning Crescent
22.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:42 AM
4:31 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.2%
- Age
- 24.6 days
- Distance
- 397,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2025
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 5.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 304.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.7° / 236.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 00m / 12.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 134.04° / -4.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.92° / 6.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -117.73° / -1.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.