The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 5, 2014
Waxing Gibbous
89.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:24 PM
4:08 AM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 89.2%
- Age
- 11.4 days
- Distance
- 362,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1135
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune 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 | 141.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 38.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 89.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -53.7° / 28.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 18m / -6.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 334.06° / 3.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.33° / -4.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 37.79° / -0.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.