The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 1, 2117
Waxing Crescent
38.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:24 PM
11:05 PM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.8%
- Age
- 5.6 days
- Distance
- 377,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2409
Events on this date
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Jupiter at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
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Venus at greatest elongation
47° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Oct 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 76.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 102.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.5° / 108.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 39m / -28.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 265.34° / -5.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.26° / 7.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 110.53° / -0.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.