The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 3, 1945
Waning Crescent
6.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:46 AM
5:29 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.0%
- Age
- 27.1 days
- Distance
- 398,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 281
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 331.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 56.4° / 215.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 01m / 11.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 162.08° / 4.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.90° / -5.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -146.91° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 120.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.