The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 3, 2173
Waning Crescent
10.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:00 AM
5:54 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.7%
- Age
- 26.3 days
- Distance
- 402,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3101
Events on this date
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Saturn at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 322.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 141.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 60.0° / 208.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 24m / 13.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 152.95° / 2.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.18° / -3.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -143.24° / -0.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 114.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.