The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 4, 2137
Waning Gibbous
72.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:04 PM
1:15 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 72.6%
- Age
- 19.2 days
- Distance
- 399,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2656
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 | 243.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 63.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 72.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.2° / 296.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 51m / 27.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 74.71° / 5.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.04° / -6.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -59.22° / -0.83° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 80.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.