The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 3, 2054
Waxing Crescent
7.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:54 AM
9:01 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.2%
- Age
- 2.3 days
- Distance
- 371,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1630
Events on this date
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Uranus 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 | 30.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 148.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.1° / 125.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 42m / -10.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 221.35° / 4.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.85° / -5.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 155.34° / 1.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.