The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 3, 2198
Waxing Crescent
10.0% 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
10:41 AM
8:53 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.0%
- Age
- 2.7 days
- Distance
- 364,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3411
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 364,800 km.
Exact values
For Oct 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 36.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 143.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.6° / 127.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 59m / -18.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 227.61° / -1.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.60° / 1.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 142.87° / -1.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.