The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 2, 2182
Waxing Crescent
22.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:06 PM
10:26 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.6%
- Age
- 4.8 days
- Distance
- 382,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 3213
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 | 56.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -1.3° / 111.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 21m / -17.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 246.25° / 4.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.86° / -5.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 117.74° / -0.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.