The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 3, 2003
Waxing Gibbous
59.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:05 PM
12:09 AM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 59.7%
- Age
- 7.5 days
- Distance
- 377,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 999
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 | 101.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 78.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 59.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -42.8° / 90.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 34m / -26.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 291.11° / -4.48° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.24° / 6.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 84.57° / 1.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.