The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 3, 2178
Waning Gibbous
61.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:38 PM
2:01 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 61.1%
- Age
- 21.7 days
- Distance
- 380,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3163
Events on this date
-
Jupiter, Moon, and Saturn gathered
All within 6.2° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 257.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 77.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 61.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.0° / 283.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 51m / 23.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 87.99° / -0.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.06° / 0.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -83.49° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 89.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.