The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 4, 2027
Waxing Crescent
23.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:46 PM
9:47 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.7%
- Age
- 4.6 days
- Distance
- 389,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1296
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 | 57.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 121.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -7.5° / 118.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 27m / -26.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 249.19° / -4.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.25° / 6.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 128.27° / -1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.