The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 3, 1983
Waning Crescent
11.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:46 AM
6:06 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.2%
- Age
- 26.6 days
- Distance
- 362,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 751
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 321.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 140.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 62.3° / 210.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 20m / 15.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 151.08° / 4.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.74° / -5.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -141.80° / 1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 116.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.