The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 3, 1943
Waxing Crescent
18.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:31 AM
10:02 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.0%
- Age
- 4.2 days
- Distance
- 382,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 257
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 | 49.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 129.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.2° / 114.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 53m / -15.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 239.42° / 4.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.34° / -5.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 124.84° / 1.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.