The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 3, 2065
Waxing Crescent
17.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:58 AM
9:19 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.6%
- Age
- 3.6 days
- Distance
- 364,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1766
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 49.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 130.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.0° / 122.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 49m / -24.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 240.33° / -4.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.24° / 5.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 132.88° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.0° |
| 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.