The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 3, 2089
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:57 AM
7:02 PM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.0 days
- Distance
- 366,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2062
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.
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Total solar eclipse
The Moon covers the Sun completely along a narrow track across Earth. Not visible from Columbus.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Oct 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 354.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.4° / 158.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 22m / -2.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 186.02° / -0.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.18° / 0.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -171.11° / 0.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.