The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 5, 1989
Waxing Crescent
27.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:15 PM
10:04 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.4%
- Age
- 5.8 days
- Distance
- 400,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 826
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 | 62.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 116.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -12.0° / 116.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 54m / -27.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 255.31° / -4.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.65° / 6.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 111.47° / -1.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.