The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 3, 2114
Waxing Crescent
20.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:04 PM
9:48 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 20.2%
- Age
- 4.7 days
- Distance
- 404,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2372
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 | 53.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 126.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 20.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.9° / 117.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 06m / -20.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 243.43° / 0.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.37° / 0.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 127.23° / 1.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.