The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 5, 2005
Waxing Crescent
5.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:47 AM
8:06 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.1%
- Age
- 2.2 days
- Distance
- 388,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1024
Events on this date
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Mercury and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 25.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.5° / 134.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 22m / -16.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 218.51° / -2.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.50° / 3.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 148.80° / 0.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 294.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.