The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 2, 2200
Waning Crescent
34.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:27 AM
3:41 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 34.1%
- Age
- 23.2 days
- Distance
- 402,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3435
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 | 288.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 108.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 34.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 40.2° / 254.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 57m / 15.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 118.14° / -5.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.24° / 7.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -103.97° / -0.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 99.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.