The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 5, 2095
Waxing Crescent
40.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:16 PM
11:28 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 40.0%
- Age
- 7.1 days
- Distance
- 392,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2137
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 78.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 101.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 40.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.2° / 104.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 05m / -25.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 271.07° / -1.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.46° / 2.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 94.41° / 1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.