The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 4, 2002
Waning Crescent
5.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:58 AM
6:36 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.1%
- Age
- 27.5 days
- Distance
- 360,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 986
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 | 334.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 59.9° / 182.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 15m / 10.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 165.56° / 5.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.39° / -6.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -157.82° / 1.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 122.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.