The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 4, 1947
Waning Gibbous
79.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:50 PM
11:11 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 79.0%
- Age
- 19.9 days
- Distance
- 375,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 306
Events on this date
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Neptune behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Oct 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 234.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 54.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 79.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -7.7° / 307.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 13m / 22.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 65.29° / 1.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.52° / -0.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -58.30° / 1.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 79.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.