The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 4, 1943
Waxing Crescent
26.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:35 PM
10:46 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.9%
- Age
- 5.2 days
- Distance
- 379,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 257
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 | 62.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -6.2° / 108.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 48m / -17.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 252.84° / 4.48° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.08° / -5.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 112.63° / 1.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.