The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 4, 2139
Waxing Gibbous
84.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:10 PM
3:15 AM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 84.0%
- Age
- 11.4 days
- Distance
- 366,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2681
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 | 132.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 47.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 84.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -54.9° / 44.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 43m / -11.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 323.94° / 1.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.65° / -1.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 41.30° / -1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.