The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 3, 2056
Waning Crescent
33.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:11 AM
4:13 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 33.6%
- Age
- 23.9 days
- Distance
- 389,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1654
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 | 289.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 109.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 33.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 45.2° / 259.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 12m / 21.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 120.46° / 1.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.20° / -0.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -115.89° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.5° |
| 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.