The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 3, 2047
Full Moon
99.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:42 PM
7:12 AM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 13.9 days
- Distance
- 400,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1543
Events on this date
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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 | 176.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -41.1° / 340.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 17m / 7.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 6.78° / 4.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.14° / -6.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 7.16° / -1.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 294.3° |
| 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.