The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 4, 2069
Waning Gibbous
79.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:14 PM
12:01 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 79.2%
- Age
- 19.2 days
- Distance
- 365,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1815
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 | 234.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 54.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 79.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.0° / 294.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 20m / 18.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 66.43° / -2.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.60° / 4.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -49.76° / -0.60° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 82.5° |
| 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.