The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 4, 2043
Waxing Crescent
2.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:00 AM
7:42 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.3%
- Age
- 1.5 days
- Distance
- 400,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1494
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 17.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.5° / 140.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 43m / -13.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 208.63° / -2.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.53° / 3.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 165.61° / -0.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 300.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.