The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 4, 2018
Waning Crescent
25.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:04 AM
4:45 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.2%
- Age
- 24.9 days
- Distance
- 367,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1184
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 | 299.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 119.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 51.1° / 245.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 55m / 18.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 131.19° / 0.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.13° / -0.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -120.50° / 1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.