The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 4, 2107
Waning Gibbous
94.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:38 PM
9:47 AM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.2%
- Age
- 17.7 days
- Distance
- 392,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2285
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 | 207.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 27.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -21.7° / 309.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 28m / 12.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 38.84° / -1.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.90° / 2.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -33.05° / -0.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.