The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 3, 2154
Waning Crescent
15.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:12 AM
5:40 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.4%
- Age
- 25.8 days
- Distance
- 388,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2866
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 | 314.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 133.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 60.2° / 224.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 53m / 17.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 144.54° / 3.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.49° / -4.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -139.41° / 0.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 113.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.