The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 4, 2158
Waxing Gibbous
85.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:12 PM
3:36 AM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 85.9%
- Age
- 12.1 days
- Distance
- 380,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2916
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 | 135.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 44.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 85.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -54.5° / 38.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 55m / -9.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 327.36° / 2.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.50° / -2.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 37.49° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.