The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 4, 1922
Waxing Gibbous
98.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:38 PM
5:07 AM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.4%
- Age
- 13.5 days
- Distance
- 406,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- -3
Events on this date
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Saturn behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,200 km.
Exact values
For Oct 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 165.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 14.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -50.8° / 12.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 46m / -1.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 356.27° / 0.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.77° / 0.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 15.27° / 0.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 245.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.