The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 5, 2002
Waning Crescent
1.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:15 AM
7:07 PM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.2%
- Age
- 28.5 days
- Distance
- 357,700 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 986
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.
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Mars, Mercury, and Moon gathered
All within 5.2° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 348.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.1° / 161.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 10m / 4.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 180.73° / 4.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.15° / -5.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -170.04° / 1.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 134.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.