The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 3, 2111
Waxing Crescent
0.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:52 AM
7:56 PM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.6%
- Age
- 0.6 days
- Distance
- 391,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2335
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 7.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 171.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.55% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.7° / 141.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 10m / -2.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 196.91° / 4.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.06° / -5.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 168.36° / 1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 262.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.