The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 2, 2188
Waxing Gibbous
92.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:25 PM
4:31 AM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.7%
- Age
- 11.7 days
- Distance
- 401,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3287
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 | 148.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 31.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -62.5° / 13.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 51m / -12.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 339.12° / -5.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.53° / 7.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 35.68° / 1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 238.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.