The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 2, 2089
Waning Crescent
2.7% 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
5:46 AM
6:24 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.7%
- Age
- 28.0 days
- Distance
- 364,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2062
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 341.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 51.3° / 176.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 26m / 1.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 171.46° / -1.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.66° / 2.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -158.89° / 0.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.