The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 2, 2139
Waxing Gibbous
64.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:04 PM
12:51 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 64.6%
- Age
- 9.4 days
- Distance
- 377,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2681
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 106.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 73.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 64.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -44.4° / 81.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 52m / -21.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 295.98° / -0.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.85° / 1.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 65.65° / -1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.