The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 5, 2015
Waning Crescent
42.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:41 AM
3:08 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.1%
- Age
- 22.4 days
- Distance
- 391,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1147
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Oct 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 279.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 99.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.8° / 263.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 29m / 16.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 111.38° / -4.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.06° / 6.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -91.60° / 0.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 97.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.