The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 5, 2054
Waxing Crescent
22.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:04 PM
10:24 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.4%
- Age
- 4.3 days
- Distance
- 382,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1630
Events on this date
-
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.
-
Venus and Uranus close together
They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 56.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -1.0° / 111.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 32m / -16.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 248.82° / 5.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.05° / -6.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 130.91° / 1.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.