The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 1, 2167
Waning Gibbous
90.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:22 PM
10:20 AM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 90.1%
- Age
- 18.2 days
- Distance
- 364,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 3027
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 364,600 km.
Exact values
For Oct 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 216.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 36.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 90.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -17.0° / 301.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 55m / 11.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 44.83° / -4.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.12° / 6.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -36.74° / 1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 80.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.