The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 1, 2166
Waxing Crescent
42.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
2:00 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.0%
- Age
- 7.3 days
- Distance
- 395,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3015
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 | 80.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 99.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -21.5° / 98.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 57m / -19.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 269.28° / 4.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.74° / -4.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 92.65° / 1.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.