The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 3, 2021
Waning Crescent
10.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:01 AM
6:11 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.0%
- Age
- 26.6 days
- Distance
- 380,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1221
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 | 323.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 143.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 62.4° / 205.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 32m / 14.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 154.13° / 5.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.00° / -6.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -149.39° / 1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 118.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.