The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 4, 2171
Waxing Crescent
32.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:37 PM
10:38 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 32.0%
- Age
- 5.0 days
- Distance
- 368,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3077
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 | 68.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 111.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -16.0° / 111.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 16m / -26.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 260.02° / -3.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.32° / 4.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 115.80° / 0.80° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.