The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 5, 1997
Waxing Crescent
14.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:05 AM
9:40 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.3%
- Age
- 4.0 days
- Distance
- 396,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 925
Events on this date
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Mars, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 7.7° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 44.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.5° / 118.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 41m / -14.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 236.52° / 4.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.98° / -5.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 130.12° / 0.60° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.