The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 5, 1996
Waning Crescent
39.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:00 AM
3:20 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 39.1%
- Age
- 22.7 days
- Distance
- 404,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 912
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 | 282.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 102.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 39.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.1° / 259.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 46m / 16.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 115.45° / -5.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.18° / 7.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -100.00° / 0.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.