The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 5, 2155
Waxing Gibbous
69.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:40 PM
1:14 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 69.6%
- Age
- 8.9 days
- Distance
- 368,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2879
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 | 113.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 66.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 69.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -50.7° / 77.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 35m / -22.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 305.26° / -3.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.02° / 5.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 66.33° / -0.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.