The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 2, 2199
Waxing Gibbous
96.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:07 PM
5:33 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.4%
- Age
- 12.3 days
- Distance
- 371,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3423
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Oct 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 158.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 21.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -51.3° / 1.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 09m / -0.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 347.93° / 4.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.70° / -4.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 25.48° / -0.80° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.