The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 5, 2163
Waxing Gibbous
56.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:03 PM
12:29 AM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 56.7%
- Age
- 7.4 days
- Distance
- 371,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2978
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 | 97.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 82.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 56.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -33.6° / 84.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 23m / -16.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 289.90° / 5.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.33° / -6.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 84.97° / -0.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 262.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.