The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 3, 2108
Waning Crescent
2.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:41 AM
6:25 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.9%
- Age
- 28.0 days
- Distance
- 358,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2297
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 340.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 160.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.0° / 177.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 25m / 2.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 171.03° / -1.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.99° / 1.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -162.69° / 0.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 108.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.