The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 2, 2190
Waxing Crescent
11.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:58 AM
8:57 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.8%
- Age
- 3.2 days
- Distance
- 374,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3312
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 40.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.77% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.0° / 125.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 08m / -18.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 229.79° / -1.37° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.72° / 2.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 136.42° / 0.70° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.