The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 5, 2057
First Quarter
51.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
3:12 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.4%
- Age
- 7.0 days
- Distance
- 370,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1667
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Oct 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 91.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -33.6° / 95.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 03m / -24.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 284.43° / -1.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.07° / 2.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 89.84° / 1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 263.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.