The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 3, 1958
Waning Gibbous
73.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:47 PM
12:36 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 73.0%
- Age
- 20.2 days
- Distance
- 400,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 442
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 | 242.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 62.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 73.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.6° / 288.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 47m / 18.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 72.60° / -4.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.34° / 5.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -68.01° / -0.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 85.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.