The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 2, 2120
Waxing Gibbous
75.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:45 PM
2:02 AM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 75.4%
- Age
- 9.8 days
- Distance
- 366,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2446
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 | 120.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 59.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 75.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -52.2° / 65.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 50m / -17.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 310.15° / -0.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.83° / 0.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 57.28° / -1.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.