The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 2, 2193
Waxing Crescent
41.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:35 PM
11:19 PM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 41.0%
- Age
- 7.2 days
- Distance
- 400,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3349
Events on this date
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Neptune at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Oct 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 79.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 100.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 40.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.6° / 106.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 58m / -28.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 269.46° / -4.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.38° / 6.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 95.29° / -0.80° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 270.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.