The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 1, 2097
Waning Crescent
17.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:49 AM
5:40 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.4%
- Age
- 25.6 days
- Distance
- 371,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2161
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 310.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 130.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 60.6° / 232.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 37m / 19.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 140.26° / 5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.74° / -6.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -127.98° / 0.62° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 112.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.