The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 4, 2168
Waxing Crescent
12.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:49 AM
9:21 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.1%
- Age
- 3.3 days
- Distance
- 391,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3040
Events on this date
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Mars, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 6.9° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 40.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.0° / 121.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 25m / -14.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 232.59° / 3.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.18° / -4.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 144.70° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.