The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 5, 2157
Waxing Crescent
4.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:40 AM
7:45 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.3%
- Age
- 2.1 days
- Distance
- 406,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2904
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 23.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.9° / 138.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 08m / -18.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 216.00° / -5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.03° / 7.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 154.97° / -1.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 301.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.