The Moon on this date

Moon on Wednesday, October 1, 2194

Waning Gibbous

97.3% illuminated · waning

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
E
Highest
62°
Moonset
W
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
97.3%
Age
17.0 days
Distance
371,600 km
Apparent size
32.1′
Constellation
Pisces
Lunation number
3361

Events on this date

  1. Mars and Jupiter close together

    They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.

Exact values

For Oct 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.

Elongation from the Sun198.43°
Phase angle18.96°
Illuminated fraction97.29%
Altitude / azimuth-26.2° / 321.0°
Right ascension / declination1h 34m / 14.88°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude27.26° / 4.72°
Libration in longitude / latitude-4.30° / -5.58°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude-21.96° / -1.17°
Position angle of the axis339.1°
Position angle of the bright limb55.7°
Apparent magnitude-12.3

Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.

Your location

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