The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 5, 2000
First Quarter
52.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
3:04 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.1%
- Age
- 7.8 days
- Distance
- 403,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 962
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Oct 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 92.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -32.8° / 92.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 05m / -22.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 284.98° / 0.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.02° / -0.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 89.02° / 1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 263.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.