The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 5, 2040
Waning Crescent
0.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:45 AM
7:11 PM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.5%
- Age
- 29.0 days
- Distance
- 390,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1456
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 353.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 172.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.45% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.0° / 156.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 30m / 1.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 186.38° / 3.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.83° / -4.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -177.64° / 1.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 141.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.