The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 3, 1969
Last Quarter
48.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:29 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.2%
- Age
- 21.8 days
- Distance
- 404,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 578
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Oct 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 272.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.1° / 278.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 56m / 27.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 102.50° / 4.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.10° / -5.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -90.44° / -0.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 95.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.