The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 3, 1992
First Quarter
50.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
2:53 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.9%
- Age
- 7.2 days
- Distance
- 398,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 863
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.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.
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Moon, Neptune, and Uranus gathered
All within 2.4° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 90.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.1° / 93.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 50m / -21.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 281.53° / 1.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.35° / -1.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 94.79° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.9° |
| 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.