The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 2, 2153
Full Moon
100.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:24 PM
7:22 AM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 100.0%
- Age
- 14.3 days
- Distance
- 403,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 2854
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Oct 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 180.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 1.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -43.6° / 329.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 41m / 2.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 10.27° / -1.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.45° / 2.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 2.31° / 0.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 155.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.