The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 3, 2038
Waxing Crescent
31.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:12 PM
10:55 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.0%
- Age
- 4.9 days
- Distance
- 369,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1432
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 | 67.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 112.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -12.4° / 108.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 09m / -21.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 258.14° / 1.48° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.59° / -1.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 118.03° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.