The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 3, 2123
Waxing Gibbous
96.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:01 PM
5:35 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.3%
- Age
- 13.8 days
- Distance
- 378,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2483
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 | 158.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 22.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -50.3° / 2.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 09m / -0.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 348.27° / 5.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.58° / -5.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 16.30° / -1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.