The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 2, 2137
Waning Gibbous
88.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:41 PM
11:07 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 88.1%
- Age
- 17.2 days
- Distance
- 391,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2656
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 | 220.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 40.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 88.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -8.2° / 308.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 04m / 22.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 49.79° / 4.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.41° / -5.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -34.87° / -0.79° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.