The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 3, 2101
Waxing Gibbous
85.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:23 PM
3:27 AM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 85.7%
- Age
- 10.3 days
- Distance
- 377,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2211
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 | 135.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 44.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 85.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -56.8° / 40.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 52m / -12.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 325.85° / 0.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.65° / -0.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 48.91° / -1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.