The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 5, 2121
Waning Crescent
29.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:47 AM
4:15 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 29.1%
- Age
- 23.7 days
- Distance
- 399,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2458
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 | 294.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 114.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 29.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.5° / 250.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 37m / 17.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 127.24° / -1.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.61° / 2.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -108.65° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.