The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 1, 2160
Waxing Crescent
4.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:30 AM
8:01 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.1%
- Age
- 1.7 days
- Distance
- 370,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2941
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 | 23.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.0° / 136.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 55m / -15.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 212.17° / -3.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.69° / 5.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 162.70° / -1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 299.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.