The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 3, 2133
Waxing Crescent
26.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:55 PM
10:15 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.7%
- Age
- 5.0 days
- Distance
- 393,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2607
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 | 62.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -9.2° / 113.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 44m / -23.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 252.65° / -1.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.35° / 2.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 123.42° / 1.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.