The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 2, 2106
Waxing Crescent
27.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:42 PM
10:42 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.3%
- Age
- 5.3 days
- Distance
- 399,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2273
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 | 62.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 116.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -7.4° / 109.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 44m / -19.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 252.01° / 2.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.50° / -3.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 120.78° / -0.80° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.