The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 3, 2186
Waning Gibbous
74.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:38 PM
12:32 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 74.1%
- Age
- 20.4 days
- Distance
- 375,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3262
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 | 241.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 61.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 74.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.8° / 290.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 44m / 18.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 71.94° / -3.36° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.51° / 4.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -64.89° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 84.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.