The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 2, 2154
Waning Crescent
23.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:06 AM
5:12 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.4%
- Age
- 24.8 days
- Distance
- 393,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2866
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
18° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 302.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 122.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 56.2° / 246.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 03m / 21.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 131.85° / 4.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.18° / -5.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -127.20° / 0.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.0° |
| 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.