The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 3, 2132
Waning Crescent
32.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:04 AM
4:30 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 32.8%
- Age
- 23.9 days
- Distance
- 373,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2594
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 290.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 110.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 32.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.7° / 260.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 16m / 23.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 121.03° / 3.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.89° / -4.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -106.70° / 1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.