The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 2, 2127
Waning Crescent
14.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:36 AM
5:17 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.2%
- Age
- 26.0 days
- Distance
- 381,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2532
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.
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Moon, Uranus, and Venus gathered
All within 3.6° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.
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Mercury and Saturn close together
They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 315.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 54.5° / 219.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 45m / 10.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 144.91° / -2.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.29° / 4.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -142.06° / 0.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.