The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 2, 2101
Waxing Gibbous
77.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:55 PM
2:15 AM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 77.2%
- Age
- 9.3 days
- Distance
- 375,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2211
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 | 122.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 57.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 77.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -53.9° / 62.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 59m / -17.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 312.17° / -0.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.37° / 1.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 61.08° / -1.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.