The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 1, 2124
Waning Crescent
42.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:32 AM
3:13 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.1%
- Age
- 23.4 days
- Distance
- 369,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2495
Events on this date
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Mars and Saturn close together
They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 279.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 99.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.4° / 264.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 16m / 17.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 108.02° / -4.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.51° / 6.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -100.94° / -1.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 96.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.