The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 4, 2160
Waxing Crescent
25.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:45 PM
10:21 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.7%
- Age
- 4.7 days
- Distance
- 387,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2941
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 | 60.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 119.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -7.7° / 113.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 45m / -22.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 252.79° / -0.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.76° / 0.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 126.05° / -1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 277.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.