The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 3, 2028
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:49 PM
7:31 AM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 14.9 days
- Distance
- 405,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1308
Events on this date
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Mercury and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Oct 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 179.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -38.8° / 337.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 32m / 8.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 10.78° / 4.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.90° / -5.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -1.23° / -1.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 328.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.