The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 2, 2126
Waning Gibbous
98.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:52 PM
8:26 AM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.8%
- Age
- 15.6 days
- Distance
- 406,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2520
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,300 km.
Exact values
For Oct 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 192.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 12.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -34.2° / 320.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 21m / 7.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 21.60° / -0.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.80° / 1.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -12.49° / -0.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.