The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 4, 1945
Waning Crescent
2.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:47 AM
5:55 PM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.3%
- Age
- 28.1 days
- Distance
- 401,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 281
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 | 343.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 55.5° / 194.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 47m / 6.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 174.30° / 4.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.11° / -5.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -159.12° / 1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 127.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.