The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 5, 2085
Waning Gibbous
92.7% 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
8:22 PM
10:17 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.7%
- Age
- 16.6 days
- Distance
- 371,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2013
Events on this date
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Saturn at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Oct 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 211.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 31.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -15.7° / 312.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 43m / 19.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 44.35° / 3.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.70° / -3.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -24.73° / -1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.