The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 3, 2155
First Quarter
47.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:10 PM
11:59 PM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.1%
- Age
- 6.9 days
- Distance
- 371,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2879
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Oct 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 86.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.7° / 102.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 31m / -28.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 276.81° / -5.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.84° / 7.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 90.71° / -0.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.