The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 3, 2122
Waxing Crescent
8.2% 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
10:27 AM
8:25 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.2%
- Age
- 3.0 days
- Distance
- 406,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2471
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,200 km.
Exact values
For Oct 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 33.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 146.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.5° / 131.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 39m / -19.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 223.35° / -3.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.11° / 5.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 145.88° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.