The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 1, 2111
Waning Crescent
2.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:52 AM
6:58 PM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.1%
- Age
- 28.2 days
- Distance
- 398,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2334
Events on this date
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Jupiter behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Oct 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 343.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 55.5° / 167.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 36m / 6.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 171.82° / 3.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.11° / -4.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -167.19° / 1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 124.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.