The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 5, 2117
Waxing Gibbous
78.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:13 PM
2:21 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 78.3%
- Age
- 9.6 days
- Distance
- 397,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2409
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 | 124.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 55.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 78.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -57.1° / 61.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 22m / -19.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 316.80° / -4.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.62° / 5.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 61.77° / -0.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.