The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 3, 1912
Last Quarter
51.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:03 PM
2:12 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.9%
- Age
- 22.5 days
- Distance
- 372,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- -127
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Oct 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 267.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.6° / 289.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 36m / 28.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 98.04° / 5.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.69° / -6.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -91.75° / 0.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 93.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.