The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 4, 2102
Waning Crescent
45.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:22 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.3%
- Age
- 22.1 days
- Distance
- 403,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2223
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 | 275.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.3° / 271.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 12m / 23.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 106.56° / 1.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.17° / -0.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -92.65° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 96.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.