The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 4, 2198
Waxing Crescent
18.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:50 AM
9:45 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.2%
- Age
- 3.7 days
- Distance
- 365,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 3411
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 | 50.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 129.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 1.1° / 118.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 00m / -20.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 242.15° / 0.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.95° / 0.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 130.66° / -1.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.