The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 3, 1993
Waning Gibbous
92.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:30 PM
10:13 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.7%
- Age
- 17.5 days
- Distance
- 403,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 875
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 | 211.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 31.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -17.0° / 310.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 35m / 17.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 41.78° / 1.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.03° / -2.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -34.60° / -1.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.