The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 5, 2165
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:42 AM
7:35 PM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.3 days
- Distance
- 403,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3003
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Oct 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 3.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 40.1° / 146.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 06m / -3.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 196.57° / 3.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.10° / -3.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 173.64° / 0.85° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 261.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.