The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 3, 1972
Waning Crescent
13.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:46 AM
5:16 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.2%
- Age
- 25.9 days
- Distance
- 388,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 615
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 317.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 54.0° / 215.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 57m / 9.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 148.12° / -2.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.79° / 4.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -131.55° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.