The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 5, 2053
Waning Crescent
42.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:37 AM
3:12 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.0%
- Age
- 23.3 days
- Distance
- 369,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1617
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 | 279.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 99.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.2° / 263.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 33m / 17.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 112.22° / -4.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.49° / 6.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -99.22° / 0.72° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.