The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 3, 1934
Waning Crescent
21.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:31 AM
3:51 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.7%
- Age
- 24.7 days
- Distance
- 404,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 145
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 | 304.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 124.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.2° / 253.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 07m / 16.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 134.38° / -0.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.36° / 1.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -124.43° / -1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.