The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 5, 2103
Waxing Crescent
17.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:52 AM
9:19 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.1%
- Age
- 4.3 days
- Distance
- 392,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2236
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 5.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 48.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 131.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.8° / 122.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 51m / -23.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 240.53° / -3.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.02° / 4.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 125.27° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.