The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 1, 2135
Waning Crescent
38.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:21 AM
4:18 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.1%
- Age
- 23.7 days
- Distance
- 384,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2631
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 283.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 103.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.5° / 269.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 39m / 26.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 112.07° / 5.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.89° / -6.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -111.19° / 0.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 100.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.