The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 3, 2166
Waxing Gibbous
62.3% 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
3:41 PM
12:54 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 62.3%
- Age
- 9.3 days
- Distance
- 384,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3015
Events on this date
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Mercury and Venus close together
They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 104.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 75.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 62.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -40.3° / 81.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 45m / -18.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 294.70° / 2.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.89° / -2.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 68.27° / 1.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.1° |
| 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.