The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 4, 1973
First Quarter
52.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
3:01 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.3%
- Age
- 8.1 days
- Distance
- 403,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 628
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Oct 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 92.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -32.7° / 92.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 59m / -21.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 283.75° / 1.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.43° / -0.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 86.39° / -1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 263.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.