The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 4, 2105
Waning Crescent
12.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:02 AM
5:10 PM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.2%
- Age
- 26.2 days
- Distance
- 385,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Sextans
- Lunation number
- 2260
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 | 319.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 51.7° / 212.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 04m / 6.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 150.89° / -5.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.68° / 7.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -133.75° / -1.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.