The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 3, 2126
Waning Gibbous
96.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:25 PM
9:21 AM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.0%
- Age
- 16.6 days
- Distance
- 406,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2520
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 | 203.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 23.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.9° / 312.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 07m / 10.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 33.40° / -1.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.30° / 2.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -24.66° / -0.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.