The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 2, 2152
Waxing Crescent
21.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:20 PM
9:50 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.6%
- Age
- 4.0 days
- Distance
- 372,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2842
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Oct 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 55.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 124.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.4° / 117.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 12m / -22.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 245.23° / -1.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.96° / 2.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 131.81° / 0.98° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.