The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 3, 2027
Waxing Crescent
15.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:41 AM
9:00 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.4%
- Age
- 3.6 days
- Distance
- 384,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1296
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 45.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 133.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.45% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.2° / 125.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 31m / -24.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 236.21° / -4.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.43° / 6.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 140.48° / -1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.