The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 4, 1997
Waxing Crescent
8.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:07 AM
9:02 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.1%
- Age
- 3.0 days
- Distance
- 399,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 925
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 | 32.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 146.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.9° / 124.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 52m / -12.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 224.19° / 4.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.19° / -5.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 142.33° / 0.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.