The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 5, 1948
Waxing Crescent
11.2% 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
9:53 AM
7:50 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.2%
- Age
- 2.9 days
- Distance
- 372,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 319
Events on this date
-
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.
-
Neptune behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Oct 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 39.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 140.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.7° / 138.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 14m / -19.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 231.42° / -1.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.27° / 2.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 147.48° / 0.59° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.