The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 1, 2185
First Quarter
49.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
2:39 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.2%
- Age
- 7.9 days
- Distance
- 403,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3250
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Oct 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 88.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 90.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.7° / 93.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 34m / -20.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 277.92° / 3.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.38° / -3.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 88.84° / 1.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.