The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 3, 1927
First Quarter
46.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:43 PM
11:01 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.3%
- Age
- 7.8 days
- Distance
- 391,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 59
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Oct 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 85.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -17.4° / 108.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 22m / -24.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 275.10° / -1.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.55° / 2.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 87.05° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 267.6° |
| 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.