The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 5, 2039
Waning Gibbous
89.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:07 PM
10:43 AM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 89.0%
- Age
- 17.3 days
- Distance
- 400,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1444
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 | 218.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 38.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 89.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -12.6° / 303.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 17m / 16.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 51.03° / -2.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.23° / 3.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -35.74° / 1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 78.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.