The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 2, 2130
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:29 AM
7:45 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.2 days
- Distance
- 406,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2570
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Oct 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 2.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.4° / 144.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 51m / -0.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 191.81° / 4.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.24° / -5.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 176.78° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 237.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.