The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 4, 1931
Last Quarter
51.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:03 PM
2:14 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.6%
- Age
- 22.5 days
- Distance
- 385,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 108
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Oct 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 268.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.0° / 289.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 40m / 28.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 98.86° / 5.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.02° / -6.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -95.54° / -0.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 93.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.