The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 5, 2045
Waning Crescent
29.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:34 AM
4:29 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 29.1%
- Age
- 24.6 days
- Distance
- 367,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1518
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 | 294.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 114.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 29.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.6° / 252.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 41m / 19.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 127.63° / 1.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.54° / -1.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -117.86° / -1.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.