The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 5, 2146
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:11 AM
7:17 PM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 29.4 days
- Distance
- 386,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2767
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Oct 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 357.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.8° / 153.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 40m / -2.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 190.11° / 1.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.39° / -2.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 177.46° / 0.64° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 152.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.