The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 3, 2073
Waxing Crescent
7.7% 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
10:00 AM
9:05 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.7%
- Age
- 2.2 days
- Distance
- 360,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1865
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 | 31.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.1° / 124.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 48m / -10.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 222.89° / 5.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.25° / -6.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 151.55° / 1.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.