The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 4, 2070
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:48 AM
7:24 PM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.4 days
- Distance
- 390,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1828
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.
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Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 2.8° of each other in the sky.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Annular solar eclipse
The Moon passes in front of the Sun but is too far away to cover it, leaving a ring of light. Not visible from Columbus.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.
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Mars, Moon, and Saturn gathered
All within 3.1° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.
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Mercury, Moon, and Saturn gathered
All within 6.8° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 4.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.8° / 148.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 00m / -6.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 196.21° / -0.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.47° / 0.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -179.51° / -0.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 298.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.