The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 3, 1970
Waxing Crescent
9.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:39 AM
8:22 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.1%
- Age
- 3.1 days
- Distance
- 393,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 591
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 34.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 144.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.4° / 131.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 43m / -21.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 224.83° / -4.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.70° / 6.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 139.69° / -0.95° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 295.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.