The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 2, 2142
Waxing Gibbous
94.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:48 PM
5:10 AM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.4%
- Age
- 13.0 days
- Distance
- 400,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2718
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 | 152.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 27.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -52.1° / 10.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 47m / -2.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 342.37° / 5.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.41° / -6.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 24.67° / -1.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.