The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 4, 2147
Waxing Gibbous
71.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:21 PM
1:48 AM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 71.7%
- Age
- 9.6 days
- Distance
- 367,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2780
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 | 115.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 64.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 71.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -47.6° / 69.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 34m / -16.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 306.75° / 1.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.96° / -1.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 59.89° / 1.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.