The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 3, 2026
Last Quarter
48.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:21 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.9%
- Age
- 22.5 days
- Distance
- 370,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1283
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Oct 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 271.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.7° / 277.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 53m / 26.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 101.88° / 3.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.04° / -4.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -89.66° / -1.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 95.0° |
| 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.