The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 4, 1996
Last Quarter
48.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:08 AM
2:39 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.6%
- Age
- 21.7 days
- Distance
- 402,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 912
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Oct 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 271.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.2° / 269.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 56m / 17.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 103.51° / -5.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.27° / 7.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -87.80° / 0.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 95.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.