The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 5, 1999
Waning Crescent
15.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:22 AM
5:28 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.1%
- Age
- 25.7 days
- Distance
- 381,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 949
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 314.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 57.2° / 222.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 56m / 13.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 146.31° / 1.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.20° / -1.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -128.91° / 1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 110.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.