The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 4, 2073
Waxing Crescent
15.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:12 AM
9:48 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.3%
- Age
- 3.2 days
- Distance
- 364,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1865
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 45.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 133.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.3° / 117.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 47m / -14.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 237.78° / 5.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.03° / -6.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 139.33° / 1.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.