The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 5, 1920
Waning Crescent
42.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:32 AM
3:05 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.9%
- Age
- 23.1 days
- Distance
- 370,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- -28
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Oct 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 278.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 98.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.0° / 264.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 25m / 16.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 110.42° / -5.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.56° / 7.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -96.97° / -0.63° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 97.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.