The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 4, 2000
Waxing Crescent
42.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:14 PM
11:54 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.7%
- Age
- 6.8 days
- Distance
- 402,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 962
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 | 81.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 98.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.7° / 99.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 13m / -21.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 273.13° / 1.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.47° / -1.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 101.22° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.