The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 4, 2181
Waning Crescent
16.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:29 AM
4:54 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.2%
- Age
- 25.6 days
- Distance
- 395,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3200
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 | 312.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 132.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 50.9° / 222.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 42m / 8.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 144.73° / -4.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.14° / 6.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -136.77° / -0.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 104.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.