The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 2, 2189
Last Quarter
50.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:12 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.6%
- Age
- 22.1 days
- Distance
- 400,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3299
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Oct 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 269.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.1° / 279.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 42m / 26.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 99.48° / 3.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.10° / -4.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -93.71° / 1.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 93.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.