The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 3, 2171
Waxing Crescent
21.6% 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
12:23 PM
9:48 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.6%
- Age
- 4.0 days
- Distance
- 365,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 3077
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 | 55.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 124.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.9° / 117.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 13m / -23.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 245.63° / -2.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.17° / 3.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 128.01° / 0.83° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.