The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 4, 2039
Waning Gibbous
94.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:39 PM
9:42 AM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.3%
- Age
- 16.3 days
- Distance
- 397,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1444
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 207.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 27.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.8° / 309.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 30m / 11.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 38.81° / -2.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.24° / 4.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -23.58° / 1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 78.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.