The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 1, 2196
Waxing Gibbous
74.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:27 PM
2:05 AM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 74.0%
- Age
- 9.4 days
- Distance
- 401,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3386
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Oct 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 118.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 61.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 73.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -49.2° / 65.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 39m / -16.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 307.90° / 2.35° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.41° / -2.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 66.45° / -1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.