The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 5, 2072
Waning Crescent
43.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:27 AM
3:05 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 43.9%
- Age
- 23.3 days
- Distance
- 374,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1852
Events on this date
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Jupiter, Moon, and Neptune gathered
All within 7.6° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.
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Mercury and Mars close together
They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 277.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 97.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 43.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.9° / 265.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 26m / 17.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 110.43° / -3.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.48° / 5.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -103.02° / 0.89° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 97.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.