The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 4, 2074
Full Moon
99.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:22 PM
6:49 AM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.6%
- Age
- 13.6 days
- Distance
- 394,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1877
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Oct 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 174.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -48.9° / 333.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 31m / -1.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 6.56° / -4.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.08° / 6.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 9.79° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 205.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.