The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 3, 2018
Waning Crescent
35.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:59 AM
3:57 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 35.9%
- Age
- 23.9 days
- Distance
- 368,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1184
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 | 286.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 106.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 35.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.1° / 260.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 55m / 20.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 116.92° / -0.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.36° / 1.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -108.30° / 1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 100.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.