The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 2, 2095
Waxing Crescent
14.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:15 AM
9:25 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.6%
- Age
- 4.1 days
- Distance
- 403,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2137
Events on this date
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Venus at greatest elongation
46° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.
Exact values
For Oct 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 44.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.6° / 120.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 30m / -17.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 234.60° / 1.50° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.23° / -1.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 131.03° / 1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.