The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 2, 2112
Waxing Gibbous
86.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:51 PM
3:26 AM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 86.7%
- Age
- 11.5 days
- Distance
- 362,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2347
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 | 137.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 42.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 86.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -61.3° / 38.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 01m / -15.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 326.83° / -3.36° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.05° / 4.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 38.67° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 245.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.