The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 3, 2078
Waning Crescent
5.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:01 AM
6:31 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.2%
- Age
- 27.3 days
- Distance
- 395,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1926
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 | 334.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 59.4° / 183.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 11m / 9.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 164.95° / 4.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.64° / -5.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -148.61° / 0.77° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 120.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.