The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 2, 2195
Waning Crescent
1.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:19 AM
6:24 PM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.4%
- Age
- 28.4 days
- Distance
- 367,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3373
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Oct 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 346.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 166.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.4° / 170.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 41m / -2.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 176.54° / -4.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.45° / 6.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -163.78° / -1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 93.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.