The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 3, 1928
Waning Gibbous
77.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:02 PM
11:20 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 77.4%
- Age
- 19.7 days
- Distance
- 365,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 71
Events on this date
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Mercury and Venus close together
They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 236.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 56.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 77.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -6.3° / 305.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 21m / 22.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 67.16° / 0.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.53° / 0.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -54.49° / 1.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 80.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.