The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 4, 1990
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:58 PM
7:40 AM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 15.6 days
- Distance
- 366,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 838
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Oct 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 182.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -37.3° / 334.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 42m / 9.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 13.41° / 4.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.16° / -5.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -5.83° / -1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 359.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.