The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 5, 2024
Waxing Crescent
7.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:19 AM
8:16 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.4%
- Age
- 2.9 days
- Distance
- 403,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1259
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 31.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 148.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.6° / 132.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 43m / -19.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 224.18° / -3.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.03° / 4.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 144.99° / -0.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.