The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 2, 2165
Waning Crescent
6.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:54 AM
6:07 PM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.2%
- Age
- 27.0 days
- Distance
- 406,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3002
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,200 km.
Exact values
For Oct 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 331.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 56.5° / 191.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 50m / 7.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 161.00° / 0.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.55° / 0.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -149.69° / 0.80° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 111.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.