The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 2, 2003
First Quarter
48.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
3:10 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.6%
- Age
- 6.5 days
- Distance
- 373,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 999
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.
Exact values
For Oct 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 88.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -32.3° / 100.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 33m / -26.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 277.35° / -3.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.78° / 5.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 96.76° / 1.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.5° |
| 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.