The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 3, 1961
Waning Crescent
30.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:40 AM
4:10 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.7%
- Age
- 23.5 days
- Distance
- 403,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 479
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 | 292.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 112.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 45.2° / 252.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 20m / 17.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 123.10° / -2.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.37° / 3.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -109.09° / 1.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 101.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.