The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 3, 2005
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:37 AM
7:19 PM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.2 days
- Distance
- 395,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1024
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Annular solar eclipse
The Moon passes in front of the Sun but is too far away to cover it, leaving a ring of light. Not visible from Columbus.
Exact values
For Oct 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 2.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 177.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.6° / 149.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 49m / -5.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 193.18° / 0.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.62° / 0.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 173.24° / 0.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 301.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.