The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 4, 2021
Waning Crescent
4.4% 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
5:10 AM
6:39 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.4%
- Age
- 27.6 days
- Distance
- 374,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1221
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 | 336.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 155.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 58.9° / 179.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 23m / 9.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 167.86° / 4.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.23° / -5.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -161.61° / 1.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 123.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.