The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 3, 1942
Waning Crescent
38.5% 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
12:56 AM
3:32 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.5%
- Age
- 23.0 days
- Distance
- 402,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 244
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 283.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 103.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.55% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.0° / 261.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 38m / 18.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 113.23° / -3.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.40° / 4.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -105.28° / 0.95° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.