The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 4, 2046
Waxing Crescent
27.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:10 PM
10:14 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.4%
- Age
- 4.6 days
- Distance
- 374,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1531
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.
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Mars, Moon, and Saturn gathered
All within 4.7° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 62.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 116.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -11.4° / 115.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 51m / -26.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 254.57° / -3.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.48° / 5.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 124.47° / -1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.