The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 3, 2179
Waxing Crescent
10.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:49 AM
8:54 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.7%
- Age
- 2.7 days
- Distance
- 362,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3176
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 | 38.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 141.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.3° / 126.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 02m / -18.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 228.51° / -1.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.72° / 2.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 146.67° / -1.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.