The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 3, 1953
Waning Crescent
16.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:19 AM
4:07 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.0%
- Age
- 25.4 days
- Distance
- 402,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 380
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 | 313.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 132.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 45.0° / 242.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 40m / 11.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 143.22° / -1.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.35° / 3.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -128.24° / -1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.