The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 4, 2114
Waxing Crescent
28.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:04 PM
10:25 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 28.3%
- Age
- 5.7 days
- Distance
- 404,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2372
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,800 km.
Exact values
For Oct 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 64.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 115.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 28.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -10.8° / 112.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 55m / -23.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 255.23° / -0.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.06° / 1.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 115.02° / 1.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.