The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 3, 2169
Waxing Gibbous
94.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:31 PM
4:49 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.0%
- Age
- 12.7 days
- Distance
- 404,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3052
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 | 152.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 28.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -61.4° / 7.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 05m / -11.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 342.90° / -4.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.72° / 6.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 27.30° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 237.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.