The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 4, 2112
Waxing Gibbous
98.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:03 PM
5:56 AM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.2%
- Age
- 13.5 days
- Distance
- 357,800 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2347
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,800 km.
Exact values
For Oct 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 165.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 15.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -55.1° / 345.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 57m / -5.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 356.98° / -4.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.63° / 6.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 14.35° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 227.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.