The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 3, 2013
Waning Crescent
2.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:03 AM
6:18 PM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.2%
- Age
- 28.2 days
- Distance
- 387,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1122
Events on this date
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Uranus at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Oct 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 343.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.4° / 174.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 32m / -0.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 174.00° / -3.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.34° / 5.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -168.06° / -0.76° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 99.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.