The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 1, 2161
Waxing Gibbous
93.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:42 PM
4:55 AM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 93.2%
- Age
- 12.0 days
- Distance
- 404,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2953
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 | 150.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 30.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 93.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -53.0° / 14.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 35m / -3.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 338.98° / 4.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.23° / -5.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 33.06° / -1.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.