The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 5, 2029
Waning Crescent
6.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:55 AM
5:36 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.9%
- Age
- 27.2 days
- Distance
- 365,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Sextans
- Lunation number
- 1320
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 | 330.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 50.8° / 195.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 49m / 2.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 162.77° / -4.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.10° / 6.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -155.16° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.