The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 4, 2040
Waning Crescent
2.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:42 AM
6:48 PM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.7%
- Age
- 28.0 days
- Distance
- 394,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1456
Events on this date
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Jupiter behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Oct 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 341.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 55.9° / 170.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 44m / 6.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 173.70° / 4.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.50° / -5.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -165.42° / 1.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 125.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.