The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 4, 2154
Waning Crescent
8.6% 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
4:20 AM
6:04 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.6%
- Age
- 26.8 days
- Distance
- 383,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2866
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 326.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 145.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 59.7° / 199.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 42m / 11.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 157.58° / 3.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.47° / -3.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -151.63° / 0.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 115.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.