The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 2, 2143
Waning Crescent
43.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:29 AM
3:06 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 43.2%
- Age
- 23.4 days
- Distance
- 377,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2730
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 | 277.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 97.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 43.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.2° / 265.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 12m / 17.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 107.12° / -4.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.61° / 6.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -104.75° / -0.89° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 96.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.