The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 4, 2177
Waxing Gibbous
89.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:25 PM
4:17 AM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 89.8%
- Age
- 12.4 days
- Distance
- 397,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3151
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 142.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 37.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 89.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -53.9° / 26.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 21m / -6.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 334.73° / 3.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.44° / -4.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 33.71° / -1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.