The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 2, 2173
Waning Crescent
17.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:58 AM
5:31 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.2%
- Age
- 25.3 days
- Distance
- 404,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3101
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 | 311.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 130.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 59.2° / 230.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 39m / 17.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 141.03° / 3.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.07° / -4.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -131.02° / -0.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 111.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.