The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 3, 2200
Waning Crescent
25.4% 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
2:22 AM
4:17 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.4%
- Age
- 24.2 days
- Distance
- 404,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 3435
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
18° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.
Exact values
For Oct 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 299.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 119.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.4° / 241.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 45m / 12.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 130.08° / -5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.17° / 7.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -116.18° / -0.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.