The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 5, 2102
Waning Crescent
36.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:59 AM
3:55 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 36.1%
- Age
- 23.1 days
- Distance
- 404,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2223
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,500 km.
Exact values
For Oct 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 286.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 106.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 36.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.4° / 261.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 02m / 20.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 118.37° / 0.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.88° / 0.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -104.85° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 101.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.