The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 3, 2193
First Quarter
50.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
3:21 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.7%
- Age
- 8.2 days
- Distance
- 395,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3349
Events on this date
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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 | 90.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -34.6° / 98.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 53m / -27.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 281.70° / -4.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.38° / 6.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 83.10° / -0.82° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.