The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 4, 1919
Waxing Gibbous
72.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:09 PM
2:02 AM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 72.4%
- Age
- 10.5 days
- Distance
- 388,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- -40
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 | 116.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 63.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 72.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -45.8° / 65.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 32m / -13.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 306.90° / 4.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.29° / -5.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 56.76° / -1.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.