The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 2, 2174
Waxing Crescent
36.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:10 PM
10:51 PM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 36.2%
- Age
- 6.6 days
- Distance
- 387,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3114
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 | 73.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 106.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 36.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -21.1° / 110.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 30m / -28.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 263.42° / -5.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.21° / 7.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 99.09° / -0.60° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.