The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 3, 1946
First Quarter
53.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:21 PM
11:34 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.0%
- Age
- 8.3 days
- Distance
- 401,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 294
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 | 93.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.1° / 103.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 58m / -25.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 283.12° / -2.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.81° / 3.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 83.25° / 1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 263.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.