The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 1, 2178
Waning Gibbous
80.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:44 PM
12:08 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 80.0%
- Age
- 19.7 days
- Distance
- 389,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3163
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 | 233.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 53.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 79.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 1.0° / 298.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 58m / 22.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 61.95° / 2.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.75° / -2.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -59.12° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 76.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.