The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 4, 1921
Waxing Crescent
12.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:53 AM
8:24 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.8%
- Age
- 3.2 days
- Distance
- 380,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- -15
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 | 41.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.0° / 132.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 24m / -15.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 232.58° / 3.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.24° / -3.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 144.84° / -0.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.