The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 4, 1972
Waning Crescent
7.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:51 AM
5:40 PM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.1%
- Age
- 26.9 days
- Distance
- 392,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Sextans
- Lunation number
- 615
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 | 329.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.5° / 195.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 44m / 4.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 160.88° / -3.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.54° / 5.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -143.76° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 104.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.