The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 4, 2052
Waxing Gibbous
83.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:57 PM
3:17 AM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 83.1%
- Age
- 11.7 days
- Distance
- 385,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1605
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 131.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 48.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 83.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -52.6° / 45.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 39m / -10.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 323.56° / 3.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.88° / -4.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 42.37° / 0.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.