The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 4, 1991
Waning Crescent
12.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:48 AM
5:14 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.9%
- Age
- 26.2 days
- Distance
- 370,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 850
Events on this date
-
Moon and Venus close together
They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.
-
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.
-
Jupiter, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 7.1° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 318.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.3° / 215.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 00m / 8.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 148.97° / -3.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.45° / 5.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -135.35° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.