The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 4, 2170
Waning Crescent
35.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:45 AM
4:23 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 35.4%
- Age
- 24.0 days
- Distance
- 377,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3064
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 | 287.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 106.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 35.45% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.0° / 264.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 07m / 24.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 118.69° / 4.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.90° / -5.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -114.32° / 1.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.