The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 3, 2059
Waning Crescent
8.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:25 AM
6:18 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.0%
- Age
- 26.7 days
- Distance
- 405,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1691
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 | 327.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 61.8° / 196.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 46m / 13.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 157.94° / 4.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.69° / -5.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -144.80° / 0.97° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 119.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.