The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 4, 2115
Waning Gibbous
99.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:48 PM
8:10 AM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.2%
- Age
- 16.3 days
- Distance
- 383,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2384
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 189.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 10.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -36.5° / 321.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 20m / 6.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 20.80° / -2.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.10° / 3.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -14.45° / 0.93° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 83.5° |
| 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.