The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 2, 2155
Waxing Crescent
36.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:09 PM
10:51 PM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 36.0%
- Age
- 5.9 days
- Distance
- 373,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2879
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 | 73.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 106.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 35.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.9° / 110.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 27m / -28.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 262.78° / -5.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.65° / 7.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 102.90° / -0.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.