The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 3, 2147
Waxing Gibbous
60.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:32 PM
12:45 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 60.9%
- Age
- 8.6 days
- Distance
- 371,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2780
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 | 102.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 77.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 60.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -38.6° / 82.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 35m / -18.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 292.60° / 3.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.75° / -3.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 72.07° / 1.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 261.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.