The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 1, 2138
Waning Crescent
5.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:58 AM
6:01 PM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.9%
- Age
- 27.1 days
- Distance
- 404,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2668
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Oct 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 331.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 55.4° / 190.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 45m / 6.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 160.26° / -1.50° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.45° / 2.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -152.33° / -1.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 108.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.