The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 4, 2188
Waxing Gibbous
99.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:12 PM
6:31 AM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.2%
- Age
- 13.7 days
- Distance
- 405,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3287
Events on this date
-
Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.
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Jupiter, Moon, and Neptune gathered
All within 3.8° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 170.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 10.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -51.4° / 337.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 19m / -3.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 3.18° / -4.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.03° / 6.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 11.35° / 1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 218.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.