The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 5, 2148
Waning Crescent
40.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:42 AM
3:34 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 40.0%
- Age
- 22.6 days
- Distance
- 389,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2792
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Oct 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 281.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 101.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 40.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.0° / 264.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 45m / 19.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 114.53° / -1.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.22° / 2.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -93.83° / 1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 99.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.