The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 1, 2175
Waning Gibbous
97.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:45 PM
9:05 AM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.2%
- Age
- 16.5 days
- Distance
- 358,500 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3126
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 358,400 km.
Exact values
For Oct 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 198.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 19.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.3° / 320.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 34m / 14.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 27.23° / 4.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.15° / -5.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -18.14° / -1.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 56.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.