The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 3, 2182
Waxing Crescent
32.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:05 PM
11:18 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 32.2%
- Age
- 5.8 days
- Distance
- 378,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3213
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 | 68.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 110.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 32.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -11.6° / 104.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 17m / -18.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 259.68° / 4.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.61° / -5.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 105.54° / -0.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.