The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 4, 2026
Waning Crescent
37.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:33 AM
4:04 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 37.6%
- Age
- 23.5 days
- Distance
- 371,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1283
Events on this date
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Saturn at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Oct 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 284.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 104.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 37.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.1° / 265.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 54m / 23.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 115.97° / 2.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.09° / -3.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -101.85° / -1.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 101.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.