The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 2, 2108
Waning Crescent
8.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:29 AM
5:46 PM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.4%
- Age
- 27.0 days
- Distance
- 361,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2297
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 326.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 146.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 55.0° / 200.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 28m / 7.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 156.08° / -2.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.95° / 3.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -150.46° / 0.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.