The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 2, 2170
Waning Gibbous
56.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:45 PM
2:38 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 56.4%
- Age
- 22.0 days
- Distance
- 388,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3064
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Oct 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 262.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 82.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 56.45% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.9° / 282.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 10m / 26.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 92.35° / 2.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.10° / -2.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -89.92° / 1.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 90.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.