The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 3, 2116
Waning Crescent
10.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:55 AM
6:04 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.4%
- Age
- 26.7 days
- Distance
- 361,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2396
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 322.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 142.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 61.4° / 207.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 27m / 14.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 153.34° / 4.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.37° / -4.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -144.02° / 0.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 116.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.