The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 3, 2139
Waxing Gibbous
74.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:39 PM
2:01 AM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 74.8%
- Age
- 10.4 days
- Distance
- 371,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2681
Events on this date
-
Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.
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Mercury and Venus close together
They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 119.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 60.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 74.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -51.1° / 65.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 48m / -17.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 309.72° / 0.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.47° / -0.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 53.47° / -1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.