The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 4, 2192
Waning Crescent
2.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:47 AM
6:26 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.7%
- Age
- 28.0 days
- Distance
- 406,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3336
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 341.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.4° / 175.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 37m / 2.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 173.43° / 0.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.12° / -0.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -159.27° / -0.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 113.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.