The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 4, 2108
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:54 AM
7:04 PM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.0 days
- Distance
- 357,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2297
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,100 km.
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Total solar eclipse
The Moon covers the Sun completely along a narrow track across Earth. Not visible from Columbus.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Oct 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 354.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.9° / 157.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 23m / -2.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 186.19° / 0.36° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.15° / 0.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -174.91° / 0.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 111.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.