The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 3, 2181
Waning Crescent
24.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:31 AM
4:21 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.1%
- Age
- 24.6 days
- Distance
- 399,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 3200
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 | 301.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 121.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.0° / 239.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 54m / 12.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 132.40° / -5.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.47° / 7.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -124.55° / -0.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.4° |
| 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.