The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 4, 2120
Waxing Gibbous
92.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:44 PM
4:34 AM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.2%
- Age
- 11.8 days
- Distance
- 363,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2446
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 363,700 km.
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Mercury at inferior conjunction
Passes between Earth and the Sun and is lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Oct 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 147.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -54.9° / 18.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 40m / -5.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 339.31° / 2.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.52° / -2.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 32.94° / -1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.