The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 2, 2102
Waning Gibbous
64.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:02 PM
1:55 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 64.3%
- Age
- 20.1 days
- Distance
- 397,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2223
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 | 253.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 73.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 64.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.3° / 288.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 27m / 26.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 82.56° / 2.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.40° / -3.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -68.27° / -1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 85.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.