The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 4, 2162
Waning Crescent
20.7% 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
2:53 AM
4:34 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 20.7%
- Age
- 25.4 days
- Distance
- 379,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2965
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Oct 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 306.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 125.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 20.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.7° / 232.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 14m / 10.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 137.74° / -5.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.07° / 7.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -132.96° / -0.67° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.