The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 4, 2161
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:04 PM
7:45 AM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 15.0 days
- Distance
- 406,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2953
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Oct 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 182.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -37.7° / 332.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 49m / 8.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 14.59° / 3.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.05° / -3.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -3.44° / -1.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 16.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.