The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 3, 2051
Waning Crescent
1.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:20 AM
6:32 PM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.3%
- Age
- 28.5 days
- Distance
- 403,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1592
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.
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Jupiter, Moon, and Uranus gathered
All within 5.2° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.
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Mars, Moon, and Uranus gathered
All within 5.8° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 346.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 166.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.8° / 169.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 46m / -1.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 177.31° / -2.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.79° / 3.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -163.48° / -0.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 101.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.