The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 1, 2144
Waxing Crescent
25.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:25 PM
10:38 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.1%
- Age
- 4.3 days
- Distance
- 367,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2743
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 | 59.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 119.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -4.5° / 110.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 31m / -18.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 248.85° / 3.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.19° / -4.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 125.38° / -0.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.