The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 3, 2098
Waxing Gibbous
63.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:22 PM
12:35 AM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 63.6%
- Age
- 8.7 days
- Distance
- 403,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2174
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 | 105.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 74.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 63.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -46.6° / 86.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 00m / -25.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 296.78° / -5.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.14° / 7.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 77.74° / 0.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.