The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 2, 2128
Waxing Gibbous
63.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:40 PM
12:58 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 63.0%
- Age
- 8.1 days
- Distance
- 369,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2545
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 | 105.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 74.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 63.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -40.1° / 79.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 44m / -17.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 294.78° / 3.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.61° / -3.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 75.88° / 0.87° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.