The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 3, 2102
Last Quarter
54.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:59 PM
2:42 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.8%
- Age
- 21.1 days
- Distance
- 401,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2223
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 | 264.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.2° / 280.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 21m / 25.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 94.66° / 2.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.37° / -2.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -80.46° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 91.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.