The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 4, 2054
Waxing Crescent
14.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:01 AM
9:41 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.0%
- Age
- 3.3 days
- Distance
- 376,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1630
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 | 43.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 136.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.1° / 118.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 37m / -14.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 235.31° / 5.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.70° / -6.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 143.12° / 1.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.