The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 4, 2127
Waning Crescent
2.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:46 AM
6:30 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.6%
- Age
- 28.0 days
- Distance
- 370,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2532
Events on this date
-
Mercury, Moon, and Saturn gathered
All within 3.1° of each other in the sky.
-
Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 341.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.1° / 175.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 32m / 2.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 172.41° / -0.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.83° / 0.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -166.50° / 0.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 110.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.