The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 4, 2034
Last Quarter
51.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:29 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.1%
- Age
- 22.0 days
- Distance
- 373,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1382
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Oct 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 268.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.1° / 271.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 44m / 17.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 100.39° / -5.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.92° / 7.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -83.21° / 0.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 94.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.