The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 4, 1913
Waxing Crescent
26.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:04 PM
8:54 PM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.1%
- Age
- 4.5 days
- Distance
- 377,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- -114
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 | 61.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 118.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.8° / 126.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 39m / -27.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 252.07° / -5.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.26° / 7.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 126.18° / -0.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.