The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 3, 2137
Waning Gibbous
80.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:19 PM
12:13 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 80.9%
- Age
- 18.2 days
- Distance
- 395,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2656
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 | 231.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 51.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 80.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 1.6° / 302.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 57m / 25.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 62.39° / 5.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.85° / -6.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -47.05° / -0.81° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.