The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 2, 2118
Waning Gibbous
92.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:19 PM
10:20 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.3%
- Age
- 17.0 days
- Distance
- 404,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2421
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 | 212.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -15.4° / 312.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 30m / 19.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 41.30° / 4.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.16° / -4.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -31.07° / -0.59° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 65.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.