The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 5, 2160
Waxing Crescent
35.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:37 PM
11:16 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 35.1%
- Age
- 5.7 days
- Distance
- 392,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2941
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 | 72.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 107.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 35.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -16.9° / 105.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 40m / -22.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 265.47° / 0.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.18° / -0.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 113.84° / -1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.