The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 5, 2038
First Quarter
52.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
3:16 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.9%
- Age
- 6.9 days
- Distance
- 379,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1432
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Oct 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 93.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -34.5° / 93.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 09m / -23.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 285.71° / -0.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.53° / 1.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 93.64° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 262.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.