The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 4, 2031
Waning Gibbous
83.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:37 PM
11:33 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 83.7%
- Age
- 17.9 days
- Distance
- 391,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1345
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 | 227.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 47.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 83.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -4.6° / 299.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 48m / 19.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 58.99° / -0.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.65° / 1.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -42.16° / -0.96° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 78.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.