The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 5, 2128
Waxing Gibbous
90.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:48 PM
4:16 AM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 90.6%
- Age
- 11.1 days
- Distance
- 373,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2545
Events on this date
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Saturn behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 144.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 35.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 90.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -57.3° / 23.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 35m / -9.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 336.96° / -0.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.64° / 0.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 39.36° / 0.96° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.