The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 3, 1966
Waning Gibbous
86.1% 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
9:13 PM
11:16 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 86.1%
- Age
- 18.9 days
- Distance
- 396,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 541
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 | 223.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 43.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 86.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -7.2° / 302.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 26m / 19.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 53.95° / 0.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.35° / -0.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -49.42° / 0.97° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.