The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 4, 2142
Full Moon
99.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:44 PM
7:08 AM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 15.0 days
- Distance
- 394,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2718
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Oct 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 175.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -41.8° / 340.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 19m / 6.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 7.13° / 4.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.26° / -5.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 0.34° / -1.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.