The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 2, 2198
Waxing Crescent
4.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:29 AM
8:07 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.1%
- Age
- 1.7 days
- Distance
- 365,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3411
Events on this date
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Mars, Mercury, and Moon gathered
All within 3.5° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 23.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.4° / 136.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 00m / -14.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 213.03° / -2.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.85° / 3.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 155.09° / -1.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 296.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.