The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 5, 2097
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:34 AM
7:21 PM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.2 days
- Distance
- 382,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2162
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Oct 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 2.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 177.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 40.1° / 149.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 59m / -4.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 195.41° / 1.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.88° / -1.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -176.86° / 0.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 270.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.