The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 1, 2180
Waxing Gibbous
95.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:59 PM
5:24 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.6%
- Age
- 12.0 days
- Distance
- 391,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3188
Events on this date
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Uranus at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Oct 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 156.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 24.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -51.7° / 5.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 59m / -1.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 345.35° / 4.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.35° / -5.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 29.28° / -0.99° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.