The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 4, 1901
Last Quarter
51.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:41 PM
1:26 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.9%
- Age
- 21.8 days
- Distance
- 375,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- -263
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Oct 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 267.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.5° / 282.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 37m / 18.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 98.71° / -4.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.51° / 6.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -81.48° / -0.83° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 93.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.