The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 5, 2133
First Quarter
45.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:51 PM
11:50 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.4%
- Age
- 7.0 days
- Distance
- 401,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2607
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Oct 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 84.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.1° / 101.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 31m / -26.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 277.04° / -3.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.23° / 4.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 99.01° / 1.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.