The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 1, 2109
First Quarter
53.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:54 PM
12:11 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.7%
- Age
- 6.9 days
- Distance
- 376,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2310
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Oct 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 94.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.7° / 88.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 53m / -18.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 282.56° / 4.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.89° / -5.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 91.89° / 0.67° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.