The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 4, 2125
First Quarter
53.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:48 PM
12:13 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.4%
- Age
- 7.3 days
- Distance
- 396,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2508
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Oct 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 93.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -30.9° / 87.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 04m / -17.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 285.19° / 5.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.97° / -6.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 92.57° / -0.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 263.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.