The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 1, 2156
Waning Gibbous
92.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:21 PM
10:23 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.1%
- Age
- 16.8 days
- Distance
- 367,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2891
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Oct 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 212.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -14.8° / 312.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 30m / 19.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 41.53° / 4.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.11° / -5.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -26.50° / -0.92° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 64.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.