The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 3, 2156
Waning Gibbous
76.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:47 PM
12:50 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 76.1%
- Age
- 18.8 days
- Distance
- 379,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2891
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 | 238.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 58.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 76.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.1° / 298.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 28m / 26.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 69.47° / 5.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.74° / -6.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -50.84° / -0.97° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.8° |
| 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.