The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 1, 2104
Waxing Gibbous
89.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:24 PM
4:07 AM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 89.2%
- Age
- 12.3 days
- Distance
- 366,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2248
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Oct 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 141.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 38.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 89.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -53.9° / 28.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 03m / -6.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 330.50° / 4.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.81° / -5.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 32.25° / -1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.