The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 3, 2084
Waxing Crescent
16.3% 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
11:47 AM
9:13 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.3%
- Age
- 3.8 days
- Distance
- 375,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2001
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 | 47.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 132.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 1.5° / 123.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 43m / -23.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 238.81° / -3.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.50° / 5.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 129.08° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.