The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 1, 2158
Waxing Gibbous
59.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:41 PM
12:22 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 59.2%
- Age
- 9.1 days
- Distance
- 396,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2916
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 100.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 79.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 59.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -39.8° / 87.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 23m / -22.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 289.05° / -0.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.76° / 1.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 74.02° / -1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 261.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.