The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 5, 2122
Waxing Crescent
21.3% 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
12:21 PM
9:47 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.3%
- Age
- 5.0 days
- Distance
- 404,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2471
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 | 54.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 125.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.6° / 118.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 19m / -23.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 246.97° / -1.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.82° / 3.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 121.46° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.