The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 5, 1905
First Quarter
52.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:47 PM
11:55 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.0%
- Age
- 6.8 days
- Distance
- 381,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- -213
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Oct 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 92.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -19.2° / 99.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 59m / -19.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 283.89° / 3.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.34° / -4.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 95.34° / 1.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.