The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 3, 2046
Waxing Crescent
18.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:02 PM
9:18 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.0%
- Age
- 3.6 days
- Distance
- 368,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1531
Events on this date
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Mars and Saturn close together
They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 49.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 129.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.6° / 122.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 49m / -24.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 240.51° / -4.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.61° / 6.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 136.68° / -1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.