The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 3, 2029
Waning Crescent
22.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:34 AM
4:34 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.4%
- Age
- 25.2 days
- Distance
- 376,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1320
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 | 303.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 49.3° / 237.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 03m / 13.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 134.40° / -3.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.54° / 5.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -130.73° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.