The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 4, 2136
Waxing Gibbous
71.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:48 PM
1:26 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 71.3%
- Age
- 8.7 days
- Distance
- 378,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2644
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Oct 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 115.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 64.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 71.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -52.3° / 75.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 42m / -22.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 307.03° / -4.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.96° / 5.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 70.15° / -0.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.