The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 3, 2120
Waxing Gibbous
84.8% 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
5:16 PM
3:19 AM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 84.8%
- Age
- 10.8 days
- Distance
- 364,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2446
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 | 133.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 45.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 84.76% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -55.9° / 42.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 46m / -12.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 324.66° / 1.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.72° / -1.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 45.11° / -1.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.2° |
| 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.