The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 3, 2168
Waxing Crescent
6.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:45 AM
8:49 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.3%
- Age
- 2.3 days
- Distance
- 386,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3040
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 28.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 150.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.5° / 126.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 35m / -10.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 219.72° / 4.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.44° / -5.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 156.92° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.