The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 2, 2149
Waxing Crescent
1.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:08 AM
8:04 PM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.0%
- Age
- 0.9 days
- Distance
- 400,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2805
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 10.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.3° / 138.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 21m / -3.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 199.91° / 5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.79° / -6.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 172.95° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.