The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 3, 2174
First Quarter
46.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:05 PM
11:55 PM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.6%
- Age
- 7.6 days
- Distance
- 382,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3114
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Oct 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 85.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.1° / 102.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 30m / -28.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 276.53° / -4.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.32° / 6.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 86.90° / -0.62° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 267.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.