The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 3, 1923
Last Quarter
45.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:56 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.3%
- Age
- 22.8 days
- Distance
- 392,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 9
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 | 275.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.1° / 276.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 03m / 18.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 104.97° / -4.35° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.16° / 6.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -101.98° / 0.76° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 95.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.