The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 5, 1943
Waxing Crescent
37.1% 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
1:37 PM
11:37 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 37.1%
- Age
- 6.2 days
- Distance
- 376,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 257
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 | 74.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 104.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 37.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -17.2° / 101.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 45m / -19.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 266.46° / 3.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.68° / -4.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 100.43° / 1.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 270.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.