The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 5, 2147
Waxing Gibbous
81.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:06 PM
2:55 AM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 81.6%
- Age
- 10.6 days
- Distance
- 364,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2780
Events on this date
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Mars behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Oct 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 129.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 50.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 81.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -54.6° / 50.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 33m / -13.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 321.20° / 0.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.90° / -0.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 47.72° / 1.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.