The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 1, 2157
Waning Crescent
3.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:41 AM
6:14 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.2%
- Age
- 27.8 days
- Distance
- 403,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2903
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 | 339.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 51.5° / 178.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 13m / 2.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 168.48° / -2.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.66° / 4.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -156.14° / -1.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 104.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.