The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 1, 2152
Waxing Crescent
13.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:05 AM
9:11 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.0%
- Age
- 3.0 days
- Distance
- 367,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2842
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 42.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.1° / 122.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 14m / -18.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 231.09° / -0.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.04° / 0.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 144.02° / 1.00° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.