The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 4, 1951
Waxing Crescent
15.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:42 AM
7:59 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.8%
- Age
- 3.6 days
- Distance
- 371,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 356
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 | 46.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 133.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.1° / 135.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 34m / -24.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 237.17° / -5.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.89° / 7.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 130.78° / -0.79° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.