The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 3, 2158
Waxing Gibbous
77.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:45 PM
2:29 AM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 77.8%
- Age
- 11.1 days
- Distance
- 386,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2916
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 | 123.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 56.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 77.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -52.1° / 58.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 05m / -15.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 314.19° / 1.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.30° / -1.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 49.66° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.0° |
| 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.