The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 1, 2182
Waxing Crescent
14.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:06 AM
9:39 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.4%
- Age
- 3.8 days
- Distance
- 385,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3213
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 | 44.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.3° / 118.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 26m / -15.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 233.06° / 3.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.88° / -4.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 129.96° / -0.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.