The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 2, 2144
Waxing Crescent
35.6% 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
1:25 PM
11:35 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 35.6%
- Age
- 5.3 days
- Distance
- 372,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2743
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 73.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 106.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 35.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -15.2° / 102.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 31m / -18.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 263.02° / 4.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.14° / -5.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 113.17° / -0.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.