The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 3, 2159
Waning Gibbous
59.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:45 PM
2:11 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 59.7%
- Age
- 21.7 days
- Distance
- 370,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2928
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 | 259.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 78.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 59.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.6° / 283.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 57m / 23.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 89.28° / 0.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.57° / -0.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -79.69° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 89.4° |
| 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.