The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 2, 2184
Waning Crescent
3.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:29 AM
6:30 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.6%
- Age
- 27.7 days
- Distance
- 398,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3237
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 | 338.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 158.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 55.3° / 178.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 20m / 5.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 168.50° / 1.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.91° / -1.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -153.51° / 0.99° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 115.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.