The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 4, 2010
Waning Crescent
14.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:39 AM
5:07 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.1%
- Age
- 26.2 days
- Distance
- 362,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1085
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 | 316.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.6° / 217.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 54m / 8.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 147.53° / -3.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.21° / 5.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -139.14° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.