The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 2, 2171
Waxing Crescent
12.7% 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
11:04 AM
9:06 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.7%
- Age
- 3.0 days
- Distance
- 362,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3077
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 | 41.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.0° / 123.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 13m / -18.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 231.00° / -0.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.75° / 1.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 140.23° / 0.85° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.