The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 3, 2011
First Quarter
45.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
2:26 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.1%
- Age
- 6.2 days
- Distance
- 379,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1098
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 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 84.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.9° / 97.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 19m / -21.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 274.33° / 1.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.22° / -1.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 103.19° / -1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 267.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.