The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 4, 2056
Waning Crescent
24.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:11 AM
4:55 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.2%
- Age
- 24.9 days
- Distance
- 383,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1654
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 | 301.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 121.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.1° / 244.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 06m / 18.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 133.40° / 2.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.33° / -2.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -128.10° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.