The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 4, 2182
Waxing Crescent
42.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
2:00 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.9%
- Age
- 6.8 days
- Distance
- 375,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3213
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 | 81.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 98.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -21.7° / 96.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 14m / -18.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 273.38° / 5.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.12° / -6.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 93.34° / 0.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 267.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.