The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 4, 2051
New Moon
0.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:16 AM
7:02 PM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 29.5 days
- Distance
- 405,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1592
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Partial solar eclipse
The Moon covers part of the Sun. Not visible from Columbus.
Exact values
For Oct 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 357.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 177.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.7° / 155.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 32m / -4.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 189.23° / -1.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.63° / 2.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -175.70° / -0.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.