The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 2, 2116
Waning Crescent
18.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:37 AM
5:33 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.8%
- Age
- 25.7 days
- Distance
- 364,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2396
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 | 308.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 128.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 59.5° / 235.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 30m / 19.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 138.54° / 4.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.22° / -5.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -131.81° / 0.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 111.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.