The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 4, 2048
Waning Crescent
11.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:12 AM
5:15 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.1%
- Age
- 26.4 days
- Distance
- 387,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Sextans
- Lunation number
- 1555
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 | 321.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 141.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 51.8° / 209.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 15m / 5.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 153.54° / -4.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.48° / 6.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -146.74° / -1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 104.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.