The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 5, 2043
Waxing Crescent
6.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:03 AM
8:07 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.1%
- Age
- 2.5 days
- Distance
- 402,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1494
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 | 28.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.9° / 134.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 29m / -18.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 220.70° / -3.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.48° / 5.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 153.39° / -0.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 295.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.