The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 4, 2023
Waning Gibbous
68.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:29 PM
1:36 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 68.8%
- Age
- 19.6 days
- Distance
- 388,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1246
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 | 247.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 67.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 68.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.6° / 292.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 11m / 27.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 79.14° / 4.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.20° / -5.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -60.78° / 0.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 83.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.