The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 4, 2149
Waxing Crescent
7.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:05 AM
8:59 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.9%
- Age
- 2.9 days
- Distance
- 404,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2805
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 | 32.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.3° / 124.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 52m / -11.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 224.03° / 4.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.75° / -5.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 148.51° / 1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.