The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 3, 2075
Waning Crescent
35.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:57 AM
4:06 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 35.9%
- Age
- 23.2 days
- Distance
- 403,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1889
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 286.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 106.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 35.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.7° / 262.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 58m / 22.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 117.18° / 1.48° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.53° / -1.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -107.49° / 1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 101.4° |
| 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.