The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 3, 2177
Waxing Gibbous
83.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:00 PM
3:16 AM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 83.2%
- Age
- 11.4 days
- Distance
- 400,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3151
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 | 131.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 48.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 83.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -53.6° / 45.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 36m / -11.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 322.53° / 2.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.30° / -3.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 45.88° / -1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.