The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 2, 2099
Waning Gibbous
90.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:29 PM
10:37 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 90.8%
- Age
- 18.0 days
- Distance
- 401,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2186
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 | 215.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 35.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 90.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -12.9° / 310.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 45m / 20.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 44.96° / 3.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.20° / -4.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -39.47° / -0.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.