The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 4, 2143
Waning Crescent
22.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:41 AM
4:29 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.2%
- Age
- 25.4 days
- Distance
- 366,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2730
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 | 304.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.9° / 235.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 05m / 11.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 135.25° / -5.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.43° / 7.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -129.16° / -0.83° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.