The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 5, 2061
Last Quarter
55.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:48 PM
2:58 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 55.3%
- Age
- 21.8 days
- Distance
- 370,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Auriga
- Lunation number
- 1716
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Oct 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 263.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 83.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 55.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.7° / 284.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 31m / 28.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 96.94° / 5.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.57° / -6.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -80.56° / -0.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 92.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.