The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 4, 2116
Waning Crescent
4.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:14 AM
6:31 PM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.2%
- Age
- 27.7 days
- Distance
- 360,500 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2396
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 360,500 km.
Exact values
For Oct 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 336.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 57.1° / 180.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 22m / 7.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 168.28° / 3.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.61° / -3.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -156.24° / 0.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 119.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.