The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 4, 2186
Waning Gibbous
63.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:29 PM
1:37 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 63.8%
- Age
- 21.4 days
- Distance
- 373,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3262
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 | 254.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 73.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 63.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.0° / 283.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 42m / 20.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 85.75° / -2.36° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.84° / 3.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -77.07° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.