The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 4, 1934
Waning Crescent
14.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:32 AM
4:15 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.4%
- Age
- 25.7 days
- Distance
- 402,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 145
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 315.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.1° / 238.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 52m / 11.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 146.26° / -1.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.56° / 2.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -136.64° / -1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.