The Moon on this date

Moon on Wednesday, October 5, 2033

Waxing Gibbous

88.8% illuminated · waxing

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
E
Highest
44°
Moonset
W
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
88.8%
Age
12.1 days
Distance
364,300 km
Apparent size
32.8′
Constellation
Aquarius
Lunation number
1370

Events on this date

  1. Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 5.0° apart in the sky.

Exact values

For Oct 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.

Elongation from the Sun140.84°
Phase angle39.19°
Illuminated fraction88.75%
Altitude / azimuth-54.0° / 30.0°
Right ascension / declination22h 17m / -7.10°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude333.57° / 3.32°
Libration in longitude / latitude-4.99° / -3.70°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude33.99° / -0.01°
Position angle of the axis337.8°
Position angle of the bright limb252.3°
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.

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