The Moon on this date

Moon on Thursday, October 3, 2115

Full Moon Harvest Moon

99.9% illuminated · waxing

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
E
Highest
47°
Moonset
W
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
99.9%
Age
15.3 days
Distance
387,100 km
Apparent size
30.9′
Constellation
Pisces
Lunation number
2384

Events on this date

  1. Full Moon Harvest 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 Sun177.74°
Phase angle3.86°
Illuminated fraction99.89%
Altitude / azimuth-46.5° / 331.3°
Right ascension / declination0h 33m / 0.15°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude7.66° / -3.14°
Libration in longitude / latitude-4.92° / 4.60°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude-2.29° / 0.96°
Position angle of the axis338.0°
Position angle of the bright limb193.8°
Apparent magnitude-12.6

Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.

Your location

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