The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 1, 2105
Waning Crescent
39.7% 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
12:45 AM
3:24 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 39.7%
- Age
- 23.2 days
- Distance
- 375,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2260
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 | 282.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 101.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 39.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.6° / 262.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 26m / 17.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 110.44° / -4.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.15° / 5.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -97.13° / -1.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 97.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.