The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 2, 2131
Waxing Gibbous
79.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:18 PM
2:26 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 79.2%
- Age
- 11.2 days
- Distance
- 379,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2582
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 | 125.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 54.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 79.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -57.5° / 59.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 13m / -19.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 314.79° / -3.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.95° / 4.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 47.04° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.