The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 3, 2188
Waxing Gibbous
96.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:49 PM
5:31 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.8%
- Age
- 12.7 days
- Distance
- 403,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3287
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 | 159.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 20.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -58.2° / 352.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 36m / -8.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 351.20° / -5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.32° / 6.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 23.51° / 1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 232.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.