The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 4, 2044
Waxing Gibbous
94.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:02 PM
4:55 AM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.0%
- Age
- 13.2 days
- Distance
- 390,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1506
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 | 151.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 28.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 93.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -56.1° / 11.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 59m / -6.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 343.58° / 0.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.78° / 0.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 23.75° / -0.81° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.0° |
| 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.