The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 3, 2086
Waning Crescent
14.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:41 AM
5:00 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.7%
- Age
- 25.6 days
- Distance
- 401,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2025
Events on this date
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Venus behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Oct 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 315.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 51.5° / 219.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 47m / 8.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 146.24° / -5.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.13° / 7.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -129.94° / -1.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.