The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 4, 1902
Waxing Crescent
9.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:21 AM
7:57 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.1%
- Age
- 3.0 days
- Distance
- 397,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- -250
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Oct 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 34.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 144.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.5° / 138.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 54m / -14.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 225.48° / 1.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.30° / -1.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 148.67° / -0.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.