The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 5, 1947
Waning Gibbous
69.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:37 PM
12:22 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 69.2%
- Age
- 20.9 days
- Distance
- 373,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 306
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 | 247.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 67.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 69.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.9° / 300.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 12m / 25.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 79.09° / 2.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.94° / -2.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -70.48° / 1.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 84.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.