The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 1, 2174
Waxing Crescent
26.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:08 PM
9:58 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.7%
- Age
- 5.6 days
- Distance
- 392,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 3114
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Oct 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 61.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -10.9° / 116.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 33m / -27.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 250.63° / -5.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.82° / 7.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 111.30° / -0.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.