2 October 2024 Current Moon Phase and Planetary Positions for the Southern Hemisphere

Source: nineplanets.org

The current moon phase for October 2nd, 2024 is the New Moon phase.

On this day, the moon is -0.69 days old and 0.19% illuminated with a tilt of -22.971°. The approximate distance from Earth to the moon is 406,417.23 km and the moon sign is Libra.

The Moon phase for October 2nd, 2024 is the New Moon phase. In this phase, the moon is positioned between the Sun and Earth and is 0% illuminated (i.e the moon is not visible to us in the sky).

Due to the alignment of the Sun, the Moon and Earth, the side of the moon that faces Earth is left in complete darkness. In technical terms this is referred to as a conjunction or Syzygy.

Also, during the New Moon phase, the moon rises and sets at around the same time as the Sun. This brings to the moon too close to the glare of the Sun for us to see the moon with the naked eye.

Fun fact: The moon can’t emit its own light, it can only reflect the light from the Sun’s rays. Since there is no sunlight during the New Moon phase there is nothing to reflect, so the moon becomes completely dark and unable to be seen in the sky.

Phase Details

Phase: New Moon

Moon age: -0.69 days

Moon illumination: 0.19%

Moon tilt: -22.971°

Moon angle: 0.49

Moon distance: 406,417.23 km

Moon sign: Libra

Source: currentplanetarypositions.com

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

2 October 2024
02:00 am GMT 12:00 PM AEST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Cape Town, South Africa

2 October 2024
10:00 am GMT 12:00 PM SAST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Cardinal:12
Fixed:2
Mutable:5

Easter Island, Chile

2 October 2024
06:00 pm GMT 12:00 PM EAST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)