The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 1, 2155
Waxing Crescent
25.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:00 PM
9:54 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.7%
- Age
- 4.9 days
- Distance
- 376,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2879
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 60.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 119.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -9.6° / 117.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 25m / -26.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 248.91° / -5.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.34° / 7.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 115.11° / -0.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.