The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 5, 2143
Waning Crescent
13.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:51 AM
5:06 PM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.1%
- Age
- 26.4 days
- Distance
- 362,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2730
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 317.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 51.4° / 214.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 01m / 6.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 149.93° / -5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.68° / 7.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -141.38° / -0.80° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 104.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.