The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 5, 2130
Waxing Crescent
9.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:21 AM
9:09 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.5%
- Age
- 3.2 days
- Distance
- 401,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2570
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 35.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 144.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.45% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.7° / 123.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 06m / -12.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 227.71° / 4.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.54° / -5.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 140.11° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.