The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 5, 1924
First Quarter
51.3% 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
11:51 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.3%
- Age
- 6.9 days
- Distance
- 371,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 22
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 | 91.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -19.0° / 100.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 57m / -19.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 283.53° / 3.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.79° / -3.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 91.53° / 1.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.