The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 4, 2068
First Quarter
52.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:50 PM
12:03 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.6%
- Age
- 8.2 days
- Distance
- 380,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1803
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Oct 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 92.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.0° / 89.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 04m / -18.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 285.15° / 4.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.85° / -4.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 79.59° / -1.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 263.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.