The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 3, 2004
Waning Gibbous
75.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:58 PM
12:50 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 75.2%
- Age
- 19.1 days
- Distance
- 401,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1011
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 | 239.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 59.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 75.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.3° / 296.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 34m / 25.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 70.65° / 3.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.92° / -3.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -56.98° / 0.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 79.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.