The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 3, 1918
Waning Crescent
2.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:08 AM
6:13 PM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.1%
- Age
- 28.2 days
- Distance
- 405,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- -53
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 | 344.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.2° / 174.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 29m / -2.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 173.68° / -4.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.06° / 7.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -161.25° / -1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 94.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.