The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 4, 2169
Waxing Gibbous
97.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:56 PM
5:49 AM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.7%
- Age
- 13.7 days
- Distance
- 402,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3052
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Oct 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 163.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 17.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -56.4° / 348.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 49m / -6.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 354.92° / -5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.99° / 7.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 15.13° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 229.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.