The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 3, 2002
Waning Crescent
11.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:42 AM
6:04 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.7%
- Age
- 26.5 days
- Distance
- 364,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 986
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 | 320.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 140.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 62.3° / 212.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 18m / 15.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 150.69° / 5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.33° / -6.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -145.60° / 1.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 116.6° |
| 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.