The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 5, 1987
Waxing Gibbous
97.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:29 PM
5:35 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.0%
- Age
- 12.5 days
- Distance
- 367,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 801
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 | 160.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 19.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -54.4° / 356.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 32m / -4.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 351.89° / -0.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.85° / 1.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 22.99° / -0.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 242.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.