The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 4, 2163
First Quarter
45.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
2:12 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.3%
- Age
- 6.4 days
- Distance
- 369,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2978
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Oct 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 84.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.9° / 94.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 24m / -18.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 275.73° / 5.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.43° / -6.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 97.16° / -0.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.