The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 4, 2029
Waning Crescent
13.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:44 AM
5:06 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.8%
- Age
- 26.2 days
- Distance
- 370,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1320
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 | 316.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 136.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.0° / 217.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 56m / 7.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 148.34° / -4.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.58° / 6.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -142.95° / -1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 104.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.