The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 4, 2111
Waxing Crescent
2.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:54 AM
8:26 PM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.9%
- Age
- 1.6 days
- Distance
- 388,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2335
Events on this date
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Neptune behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Oct 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 18.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 160.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.9° / 132.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 58m / -6.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 209.80° / 5.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.21° / -6.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 156.14° / 1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 277.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.