The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 4, 1969
Waning Crescent
38.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:25 AM
4:07 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.8%
- Age
- 22.8 days
- Distance
- 404,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 578
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,400 km.
Exact values
For Oct 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 283.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 102.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.2° / 268.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 48m / 25.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 114.36° / 4.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.09° / -5.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -102.64° / -0.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 101.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.