The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 4, 2166
Waxing Gibbous
72.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:27 PM
1:52 AM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 72.4%
- Age
- 10.3 days
- Distance
- 377,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3015
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.
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Moon, Neptune, and Uranus gathered
All within 2.6° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 116.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 63.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 72.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -48.7° / 68.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 40m / -17.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 307.99° / 1.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.95° / -1.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 56.09° / 1.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.