The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 3, 2141
Waxing Crescent
12.7% 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
11:11 AM
8:58 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.7%
- Age
- 3.5 days
- Distance
- 397,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2706
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 41.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.9° / 125.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 17m / -20.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 232.27° / -2.54° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.66° / 3.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 142.07° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.