The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 5, 1988
Waning Crescent
22.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:20 AM
4:59 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.8%
- Age
- 24.5 days
- Distance
- 403,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 813
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 | 303.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 122.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 54.2° / 242.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 16m / 18.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 135.71° / 2.48° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.13° / -2.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -118.64° / -0.80° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 108.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.