The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 3, 2170
Last Quarter
46.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:34 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.0%
- Age
- 23.0 days
- Distance
- 383,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3064
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Oct 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 274.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.2° / 275.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 08m / 26.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 105.30° / 3.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.24° / -4.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -102.12° / 1.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 96.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.