The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 3, 2106
Waxing Crescent
36.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:31 PM
11:32 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 36.3%
- Age
- 6.3 days
- Distance
- 402,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2273
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 | 73.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 105.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 36.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -16.3° / 102.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 35m / -19.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 264.06° / 3.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.32° / -4.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 108.58° / -0.78° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.