The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 4, 2148
Last Quarter
50.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:44 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.4%
- Age
- 21.6 days
- Distance
- 384,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2792
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Oct 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 269.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.5° / 273.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 50m / 20.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 101.64° / -2.37° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.41° / 3.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -81.63° / 1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 94.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.