The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 3, 2167
Waning Gibbous
72.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:51 PM
12:42 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 72.2%
- Age
- 20.2 days
- Distance
- 366,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3027
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 | 243.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 63.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 72.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.6° / 288.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 52m / 18.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 74.00° / -3.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.73° / 5.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -61.08° / 1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 85.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.