The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 5, 2153
Waning Gibbous
91.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:32 PM
10:23 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.9%
- Age
- 17.3 days
- Distance
- 406,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2854
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,000 km.
Exact values
For Oct 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 213.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 33.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -15.2° / 309.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 52m / 17.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 45.85° / 1.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.85° / -1.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -34.19° / 0.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.