The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 5, 2154
Waning Crescent
3.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:29 AM
6:27 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.5%
- Age
- 27.8 days
- Distance
- 378,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2866
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 338.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 158.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.51% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 54.8° / 178.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 30m / 5.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 170.98° / 1.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.09° / -1.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -163.85° / 0.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 116.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.