The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 3, 2040
Waning Crescent
6.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:40 AM
6:25 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.8%
- Age
- 27.0 days
- Distance
- 398,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1456
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 | 330.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 61.1° / 191.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 58m / 11.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 161.24° / 4.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.96° / -6.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -153.20° / 1.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 120.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.