The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 4, 2072
Last Quarter
54.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:13 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.9%
- Age
- 22.3 days
- Distance
- 379,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1852
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Oct 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 264.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.1° / 274.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 29m / 18.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 96.82° / -4.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.04° / 6.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -90.82° / 0.87° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 93.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.