The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 3, 2118
Waning Gibbous
86.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:49 PM
11:23 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 86.5%
- Age
- 18.0 days
- Distance
- 405,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2421
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 | 223.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 43.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 86.51% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -5.8° / 306.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 18m / 23.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 53.20° / 4.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.15° / -5.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -43.25° / -0.61° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.