The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 4, 2059
Waning Crescent
3.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:25 AM
6:40 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.7%
- Age
- 27.7 days
- Distance
- 406,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1691
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,400 km.
Exact values
For Oct 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 338.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 157.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 57.6° / 176.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 29m / 8.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 169.79° / 4.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.53° / -5.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -157.02° / 0.96° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 123.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.