The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 4, 2049
First Quarter
53.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:55 PM
12:02 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.1%
- Age
- 7.6 days
- Distance
- 370,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1568
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 93.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.8° / 89.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 05m / -19.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 285.34° / 3.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.44° / -4.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 83.41° / -1.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 263.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.