The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 3, 1947
Waning Gibbous
87.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:11 PM
9:59 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 87.2%
- Age
- 18.9 days
- Distance
- 378,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 306
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Oct 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 222.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 41.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 87.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -18.5° / 314.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 17m / 17.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 51.65° / -0.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.90° / 0.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -46.13° / 1.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.