The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 2, 2138
Waning Crescent
2.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:57 AM
6:21 PM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.3%
- Age
- 28.1 days
- Distance
- 403,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2668
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 342.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 50.1° / 174.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 27m / 0.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 172.19° / -2.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.58° / 3.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -164.55° / -1.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.