The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 3, 2037
Waning Crescent
36.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:52 AM
3:55 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 36.9%
- Age
- 23.9 days
- Distance
- 375,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1419
Events on this date
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Jupiter, Moon, and Uranus gathered
All within 3.0° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.0° apart in the sky.
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Oct 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 285.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 105.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 36.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.7° / 262.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 52m / 20.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 116.08° / 0.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.42° / 0.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -112.09° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 100.4° |
| 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.