The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 2, 2091
Waning Gibbous
78.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:20 PM
11:53 AM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 78.9%
- Age
- 19.3 days
- Distance
- 404,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2087
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 | 234.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 54.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 78.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -1.3° / 291.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 13m / 15.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 64.35° / -5.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.31° / 7.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -58.06° / 1.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 83.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.