The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 3, 2076
Waxing Crescent
27.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:57 PM
10:32 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.9%
- Age
- 5.4 days
- Distance
- 382,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1902
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 | 63.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 116.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -9.7° / 111.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 55m / -22.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 255.00° / 0.40° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.99° / -0.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 110.43° / 1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.