The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 3, 2140
Last Quarter
46.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:12 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.2%
- Age
- 22.4 days
- Distance
- 376,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2693
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
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Mars and Neptune close together
They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 274.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.6° / 271.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 07m / 22.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 105.35° / -0.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.64° / 0.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -88.07° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 96.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.