The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 5, 2152
First Quarter
51.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
3:28 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.9%
- Age
- 7.0 days
- Distance
- 390,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2842
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 | 92.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -35.8° / 97.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 07m / -26.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 285.01° / -4.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.95° / 6.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 95.20° / 0.94° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 262.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.