The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 2, 2148
Waning Gibbous
71.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:57 PM
12:45 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 71.5%
- Age
- 19.6 days
- Distance
- 372,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2792
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.
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Mars, Moon, and Saturn gathered
All within 4.3° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 244.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 64.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 71.46% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.1° / 287.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 55m / 18.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 74.58° / -4.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.52° / 5.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -57.27° / 1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 85.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.