The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 3, 2149
Waxing Crescent
3.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:07 AM
8:31 PM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.6%
- Age
- 1.9 days
- Distance
- 403,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2805
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 | 21.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 158.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.9° / 130.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 06m / -7.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 212.04° / 4.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.86° / -5.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 160.73° / 1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.