The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 5, 2073
Waxing Crescent
24.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:21 PM
10:36 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.6%
- Age
- 4.2 days
- Distance
- 368,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1865
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 | 59.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 120.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.8° / 110.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 46m / -17.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 252.28° / 4.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.37° / -5.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 127.12° / 1.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.