The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 4, 2152
Waxing Crescent
41.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:34 PM
11:30 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 41.6%
- Age
- 6.0 days
- Distance
- 385,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2842
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 80.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 99.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 41.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.7° / 104.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 10m / -26.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 272.15° / -3.54° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.37° / 5.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 107.40° / 0.95° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.