The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 4, 2045
Waning Crescent
40.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:20 AM
3:52 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 40.1%
- Age
- 23.6 days
- Distance
- 370,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1518
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 | 281.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 101.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 40.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 40.7° / 267.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 43m / 23.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 113.43° / 2.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.68° / -2.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -105.66° / -1.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 100.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.