The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 5, 1977
Last Quarter
47.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:14 AM
2:43 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.5%
- Age
- 22.3 days
- Distance
- 401,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 677
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Oct 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 273.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.49% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.1° / 268.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 04m / 17.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 105.35° / -5.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.86° / 7.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -96.18° / -0.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 95.8° |
| 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.