The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 4, 2179
Waxing Crescent
19.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:58 AM
9:47 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 19.0%
- Age
- 3.7 days
- Distance
- 367,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 3176
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 | 51.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 128.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 19.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.1° / 118.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 04m / -21.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 243.06° / -0.35° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.06° / 0.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 134.45° / -1.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.