The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 4, 2030
Waxing Gibbous
55.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:08 PM
12:15 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 55.8%
- Age
- 7.3 days
- Distance
- 372,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1333
Events on this date
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Neptune 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 | 96.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 83.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 55.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -34.3° / 87.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 16m / -19.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 288.01° / 3.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.40° / -3.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 87.21° / -1.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 262.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.