The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 2, 2166
First Quarter
52.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:52 PM
12:01 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.1%
- Age
- 8.3 days
- Distance
- 390,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3015
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 92.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.0° / 90.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 50m / -19.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 281.82° / 3.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.46° / -3.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 80.46° / 1.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.