The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 5, 2081
Waxing Crescent
12.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:15 AM
8:40 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.2%
- Age
- 2.9 days
- Distance
- 369,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1964
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 | 40.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.9° / 128.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 20m / -23.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 233.67° / -4.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.20° / 6.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 145.77° / -0.75° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.