The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 5, 2101
Waxing Gibbous
97.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:11 PM
5:45 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.1%
- Age
- 12.3 days
- Distance
- 383,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2211
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 | 160.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 19.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -50.6° / 358.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 29m / -0.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 352.68° / 2.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.74° / -3.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 24.58° / -1.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.