The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 3, 2103
Waxing Crescent
5.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:49 AM
8:00 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.2%
- Age
- 2.3 days
- Distance
- 399,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2236
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 | 25.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.0° / 136.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 08m / -17.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 215.72° / -4.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.57° / 6.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 149.70° / -1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 299.5° |
| 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.