The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 5, 2118
Waning Gibbous
71.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:10 PM
1:25 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 71.3%
- Age
- 20.0 days
- Distance
- 404,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2421
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 | 244.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 64.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 71.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.6° / 295.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 01m / 27.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 76.92° / 5.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.72° / -6.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -67.60° / -0.65° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 81.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.