The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 5, 2169
Waxing Gibbous
99.6% 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
7:19 PM
6:48 AM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.6%
- Age
- 14.7 days
- Distance
- 400,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3052
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 | 174.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 7.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -49.1° / 334.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 34m / -1.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 7.06° / -4.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.13° / 6.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 2.97° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 206.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.